Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Costa Rica, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Costa Rica stood at 0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0363 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 105th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -69.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +71.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +72.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -69.7% | 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2022 | +72.6% | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2021 | +71.6% | 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 102 Hungary 0.0223 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 103 Uruguay 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 Honduras 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 Trinidad and Tobago 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 107 Ghana 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 108 France 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit in Costa Rica?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Costa Rica was 0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0363 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Costa Rica ranks 105th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.