Costa Rica vs Guatemala: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Costa Rica
24.7%
in 2025
Guatemala
25.2%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
66th
Guatemala rank
63rd
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Costa Rica
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 25.2% against 24.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Guatemala ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Guatemala ranks 63rd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Guatemala in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.9% | 31.6% | 5.7% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 21.2% | 26.2% | 4.9% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 34.1% | 23.1% | 11.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 28.0% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 24.7% | 3.3% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 17.9% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Costa Rica or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 25.2% against 24.7% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Costa Rica and Guatemala?
- 0.5%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guatemala?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Guatemala rank globally for travel services?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th and Guatemala ranks 63rd 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.