Costa Rica vs Faroe Islands: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Costa Rica
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 24.7% against 24.4% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 68th and Faroe Islands ranks 71st of 198 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Faroe Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.1% | 36.1% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 32.9% | 2.8% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 22.1% | 0.5% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Costa Rica or Faroe Islands?
- Costa Rica, at 24.7% against 24.4% in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Costa Rica and Faroe Islands?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Faroe Islands?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2011.
- How do Costa Rica and Faroe Islands rank globally for travel services?
- Costa Rica ranks 68th and Faroe Islands ranks 71st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.