International tourism, expenditures in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: International tourism, expenditures was 697.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Costa Rica, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Costa Rica is 697.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.6% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Costa Rica peaked at 1.33 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 336.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Costa Rica ranks 79th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 413.80 million current US$ | 336.00 million current US$ | 509.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 573.20 million current US$ | 427.00 million current US$ | 825.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 900.50 million current US$ | 620.00 million current US$ | 1.33 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 697.00 million current US$ | 697.00 million current US$ | 697.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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More private sector data for Costa Rica
- Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
- Food exports 32.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 27.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.9% (2024)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 21.8% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 43.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Costa Rica?
- International tourism, expenditures in Costa Rica was 697.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 336.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Costa Rica rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.