Costa Rica: Tourist departures

The latest value from 2020 is 324 thousand tourists, a decline from 1153 thousand tourists in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 4609 thousand tourists, based on data from 73 countries. Historically, the average for Costa Rica from 1995 to 2020 is 596 thousand tourists. The minimum value, 273 thousand tourists, was reached in 1995 while the maximum of 1153 thousand tourists was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.