Costa Rica vs Lesotho: International tourism, expenditures for travel items

Costa Rica
300.00 million current US$
in 2020
Lesotho
276.00 million current US$
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
94th
Lesotho rank
95th

International tourism, expenditures for travel items over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 300.00 million current US$ against 276.00 million current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 24.00 million current US$.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 94th and Lesotho ranks 95th of 191 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 372.60 million current US$ 13.20 million current US$ 359.40 million current US$ Costa Rica
2000s 444.60 million current US$ 229.80 million current US$ 214.80 million current US$ Costa Rica
2010s 644.00 million current US$ 257.70 million current US$ 386.30 million current US$ Costa Rica
2020s 300.00 million current US$ 276.00 million current US$ 24.00 million current US$ Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for travel items, Costa Rica or Lesotho?
Costa Rica, at 300.00 million current US$ against 276.00 million current US$ in Lesotho as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
24.00 million current US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
Costa Rica ranks 94th and Lesotho ranks 95th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 5,590 data points, 1995–2020
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.