Costa Rica vs Pakistan: Travel services
Costa Rica
24.6%
in 2025
Pakistan
24.8%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
69th
Pakistan rank
66th
Travel services over time
- Costa Rica
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 24.8% against 24.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 69th and Pakistan ranks 66th of 198 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.5% | 11.4% | 14.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 20.8% | 16.4% | 4.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 18.7% | 14.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 16.6% | 13.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 16.2% | 5.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 17.0% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Costa Rica or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 24.8% against 24.6% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Costa Rica and Pakistan?
- 0.2%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Pakistan?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Pakistan rank globally for travel services?
- Costa Rica ranks 69th and Pakistan ranks 66th 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.