Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per square kilometre was 73.02 million constant LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 73.02 million constant LCU per square kilometre for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 73.02 million constant LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.49 million constant LCU per square kilometre, in 1991.
Costa Rica ranks 9th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.49 million constant LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 20.59 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1993 | 23.87 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1994 | 25.21 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 26.15 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 29.03 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 30.19 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 32.99 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 32.56 million constant LCU per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 34.09 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 35.25 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 36.25 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 37.68 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 38.57 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 39.34 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 42.03 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 47.16 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 49.04 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 45.75 million constant LCU per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 48.06 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 51.44 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 52.62 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 53.95 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 55.38 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 57.91 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 61.67 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 63.06 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 62.85 million constant LCU per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 63.13 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 56.03 million constant LCU per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 65.64 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 69.99 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 73.02 million constant LCU per square kilometre | +4.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 73.02 million constant LCU per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 604,266 constant LCU per square kilometre, 120.8× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 73.02 million constant LCU per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 714,509 constant LCU per square kilometre, 102.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.45 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 17.49 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 32.99 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.52 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 34.09 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 49.04 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.01 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 48.06 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 63.13 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.17 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 56.03 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 73.02 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 6 Colombia 90.38 million constant LCU per square kilometre compare
- 7 Hungary 85.52 million constant LCU per square kilometre compare
- 8 Hong Kong 83.76 million constant LCU per square kilometre compare
- 10 Laos 62.69 million constant LCU per square kilometre compare
- 11 Cambodia 54.14 million constant LCU per square kilometre compare
- 12 Uganda 50.95 million constant LCU per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 73.02 million constant LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 73.02 million constant LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.49 million constant LCU per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.