Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Costa Rica, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Costa Rica is 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1085 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 61st out of 191 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 international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0659 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0682 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0682 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0759 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0881 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0926 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0862 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0911 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0943 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0913 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0913 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0721 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0644 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0619 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0587 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0603 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0604 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0642 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0621 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0651 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -65.2% |
| 2021 | 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0568 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +103.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0567 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +103.0% | 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0568 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | -65.2% | 0.067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0659 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0881 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0721 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0626 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0587 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 58 Bhutan 0.0595 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 59 Comoros 0.0584 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 60 Malaysia 0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 62 Turkey 0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 63 Hong Kong 0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Estonia 0.0548 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Costa Rica?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Costa Rica was 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1085 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.