Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 1,095 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Costa Rica, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1,095 current US$ per person for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Costa Rica peaked at 1,095 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 215.83 current US$ per person, in 1995.
Costa Rica ranks 59th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 215.83 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 220.23 current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 232.32 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 274.4 current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 325.21 current US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 413.69 current US$ per person | +27.2% |
| 2001 | 369.17 current US$ per person | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 350.62 current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 380.06 current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 417.85 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 471.22 current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 478.09 current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 560.24 current US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 633.1 current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 492.47 current US$ per person | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 532.49 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 573.99 current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 594.56 current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 672.37 current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 658.05 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 707.34 current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 775.84 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 764.88 current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 821.53 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 867.88 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 290.87 current US$ per person | -66.5% |
| 2021 | 362.52 current US$ per person | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 793.25 current US$ per person | +118.8% |
| 2023 | 971.16 current US$ per person | +22.4% |
| 2024 | 1,095 current US$ per person | +12.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1,095 current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,726 current US$ per person, 63% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1,095 current US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 997.93 current US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +118.8% | 362.52 current US$ per person | 793.25 current US$ per person |
| 2020 | -66.5% | 867.88 current US$ per person | 290.87 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 253.6 current US$ per person | 215.83 current US$ per person | 325.21 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 456.65 current US$ per person | 350.62 current US$ per person | 633.1 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 696.89 current US$ per person | 532.49 current US$ per person | 867.88 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 702.52 current US$ per person | 290.87 current US$ per person | 1,095 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 international visitors while visiting a country, per in Costa Rica?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Costa Rica was 1,095 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,095 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 215.83 current US$ per person in 1995.
- How does Costa Rica rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Costa Rica ranks 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.