Costa Rica vs United Kingdom: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Costa Rica
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 24.9% against 24.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 66th and United Kingdom ranks 65th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.9% | 19.4% | 6.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 21.2% | 32.9% | 11.6% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 34.1% | 39.8% | 5.7% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 39.0% | 8.9% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 33.0% | 11.6% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 21.4% | 2.2% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Costa Rica or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 24.9% against 24.7% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Costa Rica and United Kingdom?
- 0.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom rank globally for travel services?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th and United Kingdom ranks 65th 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.