Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Travel services
Bulgaria
24.7%
in 2025
Costa Rica
24.6%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
68th
Costa Rica rank
69th
Travel services over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 24.7% against 24.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 68th and Costa Rica ranks 69th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.7% | 20.8% | 12.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 23.1% | 33.6% | 10.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 29.7% | 7.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 21.3% | 4.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 19.1% | 3.5% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Bulgaria, at 24.7% against 24.6% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for travel services?
- Bulgaria ranks 68th and Costa Rica ranks 69th 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 imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.