Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 24.84 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Costa Rica is 24.84 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Costa Rica peaked at 25.19 Percentage of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.59 Percentage of GDP, in 1991.
That places Costa Rica 54th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.41 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 17.59 Percentage of GDP | -21.5% |
| 1992 | 18.61 Percentage of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 18.8 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 19.59 Percentage of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 18.93 Percentage of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 19.86 Percentage of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 20.15 Percentage of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 20.47 Percentage of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 21.2 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 21.14 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 21.76 Percentage of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 21.84 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 21.84 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.33 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 21.77 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 22.05 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 23.14 Percentage of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 23.69 Percentage of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 22.11 Percentage of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 22.13 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 22.65 Percentage of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 22.57 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 22.98 Percentage of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 22.61 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 22.95 Percentage of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 23.49 Percentage of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 22.98 Percentage of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 23.16 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 23.41 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 22.57 Percentage of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 24.85 Percentage of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 25.19 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 24.93 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 24.84 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.76 Percentage of GDP | 17.59 Percentage of GDP | 22.41 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.07 Percentage of GDP | 21.14 Percentage of GDP | 23.69 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.89 Percentage of GDP | 22.13 Percentage of GDP | 23.49 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.47 Percentage of GDP | 22.57 Percentage of GDP | 25.19 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1312 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,620 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3264 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 6,519 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 164.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Costa Rica?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Costa Rica was 24.84 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 25.19 Percentage of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.59 Percentage of GDP in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Costa Rica ranks 54th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.