Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Costa Rica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 24.6% against 23.5% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 69th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 72nd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.5% | 19.3% | 6.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 20.8% | 28.5% | 7.8% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 25.8% | 7.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 31.7% | 1.9% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 6.5% | 14.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 12.8% | 6.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Costa Rica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Costa Rica, at 24.6% against 23.5% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 1.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for travel services?
- Costa Rica ranks 69th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 72nd 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.