<page_title> Tourism in Costa Rica </page_title> <section_title> Comparative performance in the Latin American market </section_title> <table> <cell> Costa Rica <col_header> Selected Caribbean and Latin American countries </col_header> </cell> <cell> 12.5 <col_header> Tourism revenues as % GDP 2012 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 11.7 <col_header> % Direct & indirect employment in tourism 2012 </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 2012, tourism contributed 12.5% of Costa Rica's GDP and it was responsible for 11.7% of direct and indirect employment.