Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise was 113,437 National currency in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise in Costa Rica, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 113,437 National currency for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise in 2022.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise in Costa Rica peaked at 226,048 National currency in 2007 and was at its lowest, 27,541 National currency, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 3rd of 27 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27,541 National currency | — |
| 2001 | 65,020 National currency | +136.1% |
| 2002 | 53,097 National currency | -18.3% |
| 2003 | 60,140 National currency | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 149,118 National currency | +148.0% |
| 2005 | 186,858 National currency | +25.3% |
| 2006 | 198,490 National currency | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 226,048 National currency | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 76,752 National currency | -66.0% |
| 2009 | 78,970 National currency | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 80,819 National currency | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 86,708 National currency | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 108,889 National currency | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 110,117 National currency | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 111,561 National currency | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 126,632 National currency | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 127,359 National currency | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 128,777 National currency | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 128,847 National currency | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 94,250 National currency | -26.9% |
| 2020 | 92,923 National currency | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 102,960 National currency | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 113,437 National currency | +10.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 113,437 National currency is above the median for high income countries, which is 32,420 National currency, 3.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +148.0% | 60,140 National currency | 149,118 National currency |
| 2001 | +136.1% | 27,541 National currency | 65,020 National currency |
| 2008 | -66.0% | 226,048 National currency | 76,752 National currency |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 112,203 National currency | 27,541 National currency | 226,048 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 110,396 National currency | 80,819 National currency | 128,847 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 103,107 National currency | 92,923 National currency | 113,437 National currency | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Hungary 1.65 million National currency compare
- 1 Croatia 3,239 National currency compare
- 2 United States of America 371,262 National currency compare
- 4 Czechia 103,656 National currency compare
- 4 Poland 105,315 National currency compare
- 5 Sweden 94,107 National currency compare
- 5 Netherlands 14,100 National currency compare
- 6 Norway 66,759 National currency compare
- 6 Lithuania 1,972 National currency compare
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 466.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise in Costa Rica?
- Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise in Costa Rica was 113,437 National currency in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 226,048 National currency in 2007.
- What is the lowest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,541 National currency in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise duties and consumption taxes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org