Inbound tourism receipts — all countries

Inbound tourism receipts — Costa Rica

Inbound tourism receipts in Costa Rica in 2020 — 1,479,000,000 US$. Ranked 48 in the world out of 129. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 93.8%.

2020 1.48B US$ −65.46% vs 2019
World rank 48of 129
Period maximum 4.28B US$2019
Period minimum 763M US$1995

Trend over time

1995–2020 · US$

Inbound tourism receipts — Costa Rica, 1995–202002B4B6B1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 763,000,000 US$1996: 797,000,000 US$1997: 860,000,000 US$1998: 1,038,000,000 US$1999: 1,256,000,000 US$2000: 1,629,000,000 US$2001: 1,480,000,000 US$2002: 1,429,000,000 US$2003: 1,573,000,000 US$2004: 1,755,000,000 US$2005: 2,008,000,000 US$2006: 2,066,000,000 US$2007: 2,454,000,000 US$2008: 2,811,000,000 US$2009: 2,216,000,000 US$2010: 2,426,000,000 US$2011: 2,646,000,000 US$2012: 2,773,000,000 US$2013: 3,171,000,000 US$2014: 3,137,000,000 US$2015: 3,408,000,000 US$2016: 3,776,000,000 US$2017: 3,758,000,000 US$2018: 4,073,000,000 US$2019: 4,282,000,000 US$2020: 1,479,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +716M (+93.84%) Average annual rate: 2.68 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 1.48B US$
Central America computed 16.01B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 73.45B US$
Inbound tourism receipts — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2020 1.48B −2.8B −65.46%
2019 4.28B +209M +5.13%
2018 4.07B +315M +8.38%
2017 3.76B −18M −0.48%
2016 3.78B +368M +10.8%
2015 3.41B +271M +8.64%
2014 3.14B −34M −1.07%
2013 3.17B +398M +14.35%
2012 2.77B +127M +4.8%
2011 2.65B +220M +9.07%
2010 2.43B +210M +9.48%
2009 2.22B −595M −21.17%
2008 2.81B +357M +14.55%
2007 2.45B +388M +18.78%
2006 2.07B +58M +2.89%
2005 2.01B +253M +14.42%
2004 1.76B +182M +11.57%
2003 1.57B +144M +10.08%
2002 1.43B −51M −3.45%
2001 1.48B −149M −9.15%
2000 1.63B +373M +29.7%
1999 1.26B +218M +21%
1998 1.04B +178M +20.7%
1997 860M +63M +7.9%
1996 797M +34M +4.46%
1995 763M

Central America, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Receipts from inbound tourism in current US dollars — spending by foreign visitors inside the country on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment and shopping, including prepaid tours. International passenger transport is recorded under a separate item of the balance of payments.

Source: Tourism Statistics (UN Tourism / UNWTO), license UN Tourism terms of use.