Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues was 24.84 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 24.84 Percentage of GDP for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue statistics in oecd member countries - 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.
Costa Rica ranks 31st of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 3,316 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 2,798 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 70.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in Costa Rica?
- Revenue statistics in oecd member countries - 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 revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 25.19 Percentage of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest revenue statistics in oecd member countries - 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 revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - 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 Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data for OECD countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues 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.