Which has higher travel services, Costa Rica or Palestine?

Costa Rica, at 30.8% against 30.3% in Palestine as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palestine?

31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.

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.

Costa Rica vs Palestine: Travel services

Costa Rica

30.8%

in 2025

Palestine

30.3%

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

112th

Palestine rank

113th

Travel services over time

Costa Rica
Palestine

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 30.8% against 30.3% in Palestine, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Palestine ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 112th and Palestine ranks 113th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	48.3%	81.0%	32.7%	Palestine
2000s	56.5%	29.6%	26.9%	Costa Rica
2010s	41.5%	58.7%	17.2%	Palestine
2020s	26.5%	52.6%	26.2%	Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Costa Rica or Palestine?: Costa Rica, at 30.8% against 30.3% in Palestine as of 2025.
What is the difference in travel services between Costa Rica and Palestine?: 0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palestine?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Palestine rank globally for travel services?: Costa Rica ranks 112th and Palestine ranks 113th 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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Indicator: Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)
Unit: % of service exports, BoP
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 9,495 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.