Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 415.8 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Costa Rica, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 415.8 current US$ per person for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 201.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 415.8 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.69 current US$ per person, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 76th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 95.04 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 98.65 current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 108.33 current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 123.19 current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 131.79 current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 138.4 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 107.26 current US$ per person | -22.5% |
| 2002 | 104.77 current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 116.94 current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 126.19 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 138.69 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 149.72 current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 188.34 current US$ per person | +25.8% |
| 2008 | 169.59 current US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 111.12 current US$ per person | -34.5% |
| 2010 | 138.06 current US$ per person | +24.2% |
| 2011 | 134.5 current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 138.72 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 137.61 current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 137.82 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 186.38 current US$ per person | +35.2% |
| 2016 | 216.77 current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 269.07 current US$ per person | +24.1% |
| 2018 | 241.64 current US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 290.23 current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 2020 | 84.69 current US$ per person | -70.8% |
| 2021 | 151.02 current US$ per person | +78.3% |
| 2022 | 280.91 current US$ per person | +86.0% |
| 2023 | 371.21 current US$ per person | +32.1% |
| 2024 | 415.8 current US$ per person | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 111.4 current US$ per person | 95.04 current US$ per person | 131.79 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 135.1 current US$ per person | 104.77 current US$ per person | 188.34 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 189.08 current US$ per person | 134.5 current US$ per person | 290.23 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 260.73 current US$ per person | 84.69 current US$ per person | 415.8 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 73 Mongolia 483.72 current US$ per person compare
- 74 Mauritius 454.39 current US$ per person compare
- 75 Puerto Rico 447.43 current US$ per person compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 412.94 current US$ per person compare
- 78 Malaysia 400.18 current US$ per person compare
- 79 Vanuatu 372 current US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Costa Rica was 415.8 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 415.8 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.69 current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.