International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items was 123.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Costa Rica, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 123.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in 2020.
That represents a change of down 55.1% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Costa Rica peaked at 304.00 million current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 82.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Costa Rica ranks 62nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 82.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 87.00 million current US$ | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 118.00 million current US$ | +35.6% |
| 1998 | 124.00 million current US$ | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 158.00 million current US$ | +27.4% |
| 2000 | 175.00 million current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 166.00 million current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 131.00 million current US$ | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 131.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 127.00 million current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 139.00 million current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 158.00 million current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 195.00 million current US$ | +23.4% |
| 2008 | 250.00 million current US$ | +28.2% |
| 2009 | 186.00 million current US$ | -25.6% |
| 2010 | 180.00 million current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 223.00 million current US$ | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 244.00 million current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 243.00 million current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 141.00 million current US$ | -42.0% |
| 2015 | 142.00 million current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 128.00 million current US$ | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 102.00 million current US$ | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 304.00 million current US$ | +198.0% |
| 2019 | 274.00 million current US$ | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 123.00 million current US$ | -55.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 113.80 million current US$ | 82.00 million current US$ | 158.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 165.80 million current US$ | 127.00 million current US$ | 250.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 198.10 million current US$ | 102.00 million current US$ | 304.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 123.00 million current US$ | 123.00 million current US$ | 123.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 59 Tunisia 155.00 million current US$ compare
- 60 Kazakhstan 130.00 million current US$ compare
- 61 Kuwait 127.00 million current US$ compare
- 63 El Salvador 119.00 million current US$ compare
- 64 Togo 115.00 million current US$ compare
- 65 Albania 109.00 million current US$ compare
- 65 South Africa 109.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Costa Rica
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 27.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 32.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,129 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Costa Rica?
- International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Costa Rica was 123.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 304.00 million current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Costa Rica rank for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items?
- Costa Rica ranks 62nd out of 163 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. 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, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.