Tourism Statistics and TrendsARRIVALS OF
INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS TO COSTA RICA,
BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, 1995 - 1997
Regions and Countries |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
V ar.% 1995-1996 |
V ar.% 1996-1997 |
| Americas | 625,930 | 623,175 | 653,809 | -0.44 | 4.9 |
| Caribbean | 7,125 |
6,704 |
7,765 |
-5.9 |
15.8 |
| Europe | 132,057 |
129,478 |
126,706 |
-0.2 |
-2.1 |
Asia |
15,764 |
17,595 |
18,491 |
11.6 |
5.1 |
Africa |
489 |
714 |
689 |
46.0 |
-3.5 |
Other Regions |
3,245 |
3,461 |
4,030 |
6.7 |
16.4 |
T otal |
784,610 |
781,127 |
811,490 |
60.7 | 42.7 |
| Var.% | -- |
-0.4 | 3.9 | -- | -- |
MONTHLY INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS TO COSTA RICA, BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE - 1997
Regions and Countries |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
Total |
| Americas | 74,250 | 64,779 | 62,915 | 46,719 | 45,339 | 51,499 | 60,776 | 49,338 | 40,070 | 43,165 | 48,506 | 66,453 | 653,809 |
| Var.% | -- | -25.7 | -3.0 | 13.6 | 18.0 | -18.8 | -18.8 | 7.7 | 12.4 | 37.0 | -- | ||
| Caribbean | 662 |
508 |
633 |
557 |
701 |
559 |
715 |
680 |
574 |
684 |
793 |
699 |
7,765 |
Var.% |
-- | -23.3 | 24.6 | -12.0 | 25.9 | -20.3 | 27.9 | -4.9 | -15.6 | 19.2 | 15.9 | -11.9 | -- |
| Europe | 14,599 |
13,276 |
12,014 |
9,559 |
7,166 |
6,942 |
11,242 |
10,599 |
8,084 |
9,419 |
11,694 |
12,112 |
126,706 |
Var.% |
-- | -9.1 | -9.5 | -20.4 | -25.0 | -3.1 | 61.9 | -5.7 | -23.7 | 16.5 | 24.2 | 3.6 | -- |
| Asia | 1,572 |
1,727 |
1,593 |
1,437 |
1,312 |
1,388 |
1,805 |
1,622 |
1,802 |
1,348 |
1,294 |
1,591 |
18,491 |
Var.% |
-- | 9.9 | -7.8 | -9.8 | -8.7 | 5.8 | 30.0 | -10.1 | 11.1 | -25.2 | -4.0 | 23.0 | -- |
A frica |
118 |
38 |
58 |
41 |
51 |
55 |
43 |
41 |
64 |
37 |
78 |
65 |
689 |
O ther Regions |
383 |
381 |
360 |
284 |
280 |
379 |
347 |
288 |
274 |
280 |
327 |
447 |
4,030 |
T otal |
91,584 |
80,709 |
77,573 |
58,597 |
54,849 |
60,822 |
74,928 |
62,568 |
50,868 |
54,933 |
62,692 |
81,367 |
- - |
Var.% |
-- | -11.9 | -3.9 | -24.5 | -6.4 | 10.9 | 23.2 | -16.5 | -18.7 | 8.0 | 14.1 | 23.0 | -- |
ARRIVALS AT FRONTIERS OF TOURISTS FROM ABROAD, 1991 - 1995
Regions and Countries |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
Market Share % 1995 |
| Africa | 299 |
314 |
468 |
491 |
489 |
0.1 |
| Var.% | -- | 5.0 | 49.0 | 4.9 | -0.4 | -- |
| Americas | 425,505 |
509,852 |
555,616 |
615,454 |
633,055 |
80.7 |
| Var.% | -- | 19.8 | 9.0 | 10.8 | 2.9 | -- |
| Caribbean | 4,679 |
5,344 |
6,442 |
7,425 |
7,125 |
0.9 |
| Var.% | -- | 14.2 | 20.5 | 15.3 | -4.0 | -- |
| East Asia/Pacific | 7,278 |
8,144 |
9,669 |
10,594 |
13,165 |
1.7 |
| Var.% | -- | 11.9 | 18.7 | 9.6 | 24.3 | -- |
| Europe | 69,087 |
90,320 |
115,871 |
131,737 |
134,656 |
17.2 |
| Var.% | -- | 30.7 | 28.3 | 13.7 | 2.2 | -- |
| Not Specified | 2,480 |
1,961 |
2,381 |
3,172 |
3,245 |
0.4 |
| Var.% | -- | -20.9 | 21.4 | 33.2 | 2.3 | -- |
| Total | 504,649 |
610,591 |
684,005 |
761,448 |
784,610 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
21.0 |
12.0 |
11.3 |
3.0 |
-- |
INTERNATIONAL
TOURIST ARRIVALS TO COSTA RICA, BY AIR AND BY ORIGIN,
JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1997 - 1998
Regions and Countries |
January |
Var.% |
February |
Var.% |
Jan.-Feb. |
Jan.-Feb. | Var.% |
||
1997 |
1998 |
1997-1998 |
1997 |
1998 |
1997-1998 | 1997 |
1998 |
1997-1998 | |
| Americas | 44,628 | 51,973 | 16.5 | 43,946 | 51,959 | 18.2 | 88,574 | 103,932 | 17.3 |
| Caribbean | 583 |
771 |
32.2 |
490 |
755 |
54. 1 |
1,073 |
1,526 |
42.2 |
| Europe | 12,876 |
11,432 |
-11.2 |
11,880 |
10,960 |
-7.7 |
24,756 |
22,392 |
-9. 6 |
| Asia | 1,462 |
1,279 |
-12.5 |
1,566 |
1,441 |
-8 .0 |
3,028 |
2,720 |
-10. 2 |
Africa |
116 |
44 |
-62.1 |
30 |
52 |
73.3 |
146 |
96 |
-34. 3 |
Other Regions |
284 |
382 |
34.5 |
297 |
321 |
8. 1 |
581 |
703 |
21.0 |
Total |
59,949 |
65,881 |
22.4 |
58,209 |
65,488 |
151.5 |
118,158 |
131,369 |
29.1 |
| Var.% | -- |
9.9 | -- | -- | 12.5 | -- | -- | 11.2 | -- |
INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS TO COSTA RICA, BY AIR, JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1994 - 1998
Year |
February |
Var. % |
January - February |
Var. % |
1994 |
55,745 |
0.1 |
116,538 |
12.8 |
1995 |
55,782 |
0.1 |
120,267 |
3.2 |
1996 |
58,552 |
5.0 |
118,829 |
-1.2 |
1997 |
58,209 |
-0.6 |
118,158 |
-0.6 |
1998 |
65,488 |
12.5 |
131,369 |
11.2 |
Sources: Instituto Costarricense de Turismo - Costa Rica & World Tourism Organization's Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Vol. II - 1997