Medical tourism in Costa Rica increased around *** percent between 2014 and 2019, going from health travels in 2014 to * visits for medical purposes in 2019. Only  people visited the country for medical reasons in 2021, followed by over * in 2022, likely influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in contingency regulations. During the last year depicted, the figure stood at *.Ìý
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Instituto Costarricense de Turismo. (March 19, 2024). Number of tourists traveling to Costa Rica for medical purposes from 2012 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/978127/costa-rica-tourists-medical-purposes/
Instituto Costarricense de Turismo. "Number of tourists traveling to Costa Rica for medical purposes from 2012 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 19, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/978127/costa-rica-tourists-medical-purposes/
Instituto Costarricense de Turismo. (2024). Number of tourists traveling to Costa Rica for medical purposes from 2012 to 2024 (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/978127/costa-rica-tourists-medical-purposes/
Instituto Costarricense de Turismo. "Number of Tourists Traveling to Costa Rica for Medical Purposes from 2012 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 19 Mar 2024, /statistics/978127/costa-rica-tourists-medical-purposes/
Instituto Costarricense de Turismo, Number of tourists traveling to Costa Rica for medical purposes from 2012 to 2024 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/978127/costa-rica-tourists-medical-purposes/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Number of tourists traveling to Costa Rica for medical purposes from 2012 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Instituto Costarricense de Turismo, March 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/978127/costa-rica-tourists-medical-purposes/