Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita was 771,261 constant LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Costa Rica, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 771,261 constant LCU per person for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 771,261 constant LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 278,839 constant LCU per person, in 1991.
Costa Rica ranks 12th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 278,839 constant LCU per person | — |
| 1992 | 320,042 constant LCU per person | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 361,967 constant LCU per person | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 372,920 constant LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 377,737 constant LCU per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 409,604 constant LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 416,413 constant LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 445,271 constant LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 430,476 constant LCU per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 442,091 constant LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 448,988 constant LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 454,128 constant LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 464,888 constant LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 468,851 constant LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 471,398 constant LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 496,564 constant LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 549,715 constant LCU per person | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 563,974 constant LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 519,186 constant LCU per person | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 538,585 constant LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 569,761 constant LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 576,098 constant LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 584,063 constant LCU per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 593,172 constant LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 613,714 constant LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 647,023 constant LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 655,319 constant LCU per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 647,256 constant LCU per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 644,696 constant LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 568,297 constant LCU per person | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 662,389 constant LCU per person | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 703,274 constant LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 730,264 constant LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 759,896 constant LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 771,261 constant LCU per person | +1.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 771,261 constant LCU per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,293 constant LCU per person, 179.7× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 771,261 constant LCU per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,961 constant LCU per person, 194.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 379,252 constant LCU per person | 278,839 constant LCU per person | 445,271 constant LCU per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 487,978 constant LCU per person | 442,091 constant LCU per person | 563,974 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 606,969 constant LCU per person | 538,585 constant LCU per person | 655,319 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 699,230 constant LCU per person | 568,297 constant LCU per person | 771,261 constant LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 9 Chile 1.07 million constant LCU per person compare
- 10 Iceland 897,160 constant LCU per person compare
- 11 Hungary 852,389 constant LCU per person compare
- 13 Cambodia 559,022 constant LCU per person compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 537,330 constant LCU per person compare
- 15 Guinea 274,433 constant LCU per person 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 taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Costa Rica was 771,261 constant LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 771,261 constant LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 278,839 constant LCU per person in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) ÷ Population, total
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- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.