Medical tourism in Costa Rica increased around 400 percent between 2014 and 2019, going from 3,941 health travels in 2014 to 19,769 visits for medical purposes in 2019. However, only 6,457 people visited the country for medical reasons in 2021, the second lowest figure observed in the period.
Number of tourists traveling to Costa Rica for medical purposes from 2012 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
Figures have been rounded.
* Figures prior to 2014 were retrieved from previous reporting.
Data for the year 2020 was not collected due to COVID-19.
Release date corresponds to the date of access.
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Instituto Costarricense de Turismo. (July 11, 2022). Number of tourists traveling to Costa Rica for medical purposes from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/978127/costa-rica-tourists-medical-purposes/
Instituto Costarricense de Turismo. "Number of tourists traveling to Costa Rica for medical purposes from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/978127/costa-rica-tourists-medical-purposes/
Instituto Costarricense de Turismo. (2022). Number of tourists traveling to Costa Rica for medical purposes from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/978127/costa-rica-tourists-medical-purposes/
Instituto Costarricense de Turismo. "Number of Tourists Traveling to Costa Rica for Medical Purposes from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/978127/costa-rica-tourists-medical-purposes/
Instituto Costarricense de Turismo, Number of tourists traveling to Costa Rica for medical purposes from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/978127/costa-rica-tourists-medical-purposes/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of tourists traveling to Costa Rica for medical purposes from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Instituto Costarricense de Turismo, July 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/978127/costa-rica-tourists-medical-purposes/
