Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Travel services
Costa Rica
30.8%
in 2025
Paraguay
31.5%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
112th
Paraguay rank
110th
Travel services over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 31.5% against 30.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Paraguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 112th and Paraguay ranks 110th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.9% | 53.9% | 5.0% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 46.5% | 52.7% | 6.2% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 49.9% | 33.8% | 16.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 32.3% | 24.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 44.4% | 2.9% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 20.5% | 6.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 31.5% against 30.8% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.7%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for travel services?
- Costa Rica ranks 112th and Paraguay ranks 110th 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 service exports, BoP). 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 exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.