Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 37,117 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Costa Rica, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Costa Rica stood at 37,117 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.8% on the previous year and up 192.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Costa Rica peaked at 37,117 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,580 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places Costa Rica 65th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6,580 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 6,992 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 7,854 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 9,127 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 9,969 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 10,674 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 8,421 current US$ per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2002 | 8,363 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 9,479 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 10,380 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 11,575 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 12,671 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 16,158 current US$ per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2008 | 14,747 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 9,792 current US$ per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 2010 | 12,319 current US$ per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 12,143 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 12,671 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 12,710 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 12,867 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 17,587 current US$ per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 2016 | 20,662 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 25,891 current US$ per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 23,463 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 28,418 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 8,350 current US$ per square kilometre | -70.6% |
| 2021 | 14,966 current US$ per square kilometre | +79.2% |
| 2022 | 27,958 current US$ per square kilometre | +86.8% |
| 2023 | 37,117 current US$ per square kilometre | +32.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,104 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,580 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,969 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 11,226 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,363 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,158 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,873 current US$ per square kilometre | 12,143 current US$ per square kilometre | 28,418 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,098 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,350 current US$ per square kilometre | 37,117 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 62 Bahamas 40,532 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 63 Dominica 39,695 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 64 Kiribati 37,995 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 66 Malaysia 37,087 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 67 Greece 36,956 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 68 Poland 36,618 current US$ per square kilometre 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 square in Costa Rica?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Costa Rica was 37,117 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 37,117 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,580 current US$ per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Costa Rica rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.