Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita was 757,287 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Costa Rica, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Costa Rica is 757,287 current LCU per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 766,204 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21,703 current LCU per person, in 1991.
Costa Rica ranks 16th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21,703 current LCU per person | — |
| 1992 | 31,012 current LCU per person | +42.9% |
| 1993 | 32,570 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 39,238 current LCU per person | +20.5% |
| 1995 | 49,515 current LCU per person | +26.2% |
| 1996 | 59,909 current LCU per person | +21.0% |
| 1997 | 69,443 current LCU per person | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 78,694 current LCU per person | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 94,315 current LCU per person | +19.9% |
| 2000 | 110,723 current LCU per person | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 127,299 current LCU per person | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 139,773 current LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 153,183 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 178,130 current LCU per person | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 209,388 current LCU per person | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 259,943 current LCU per person | +24.1% |
| 2007 | 323,902 current LCU per person | +24.6% |
| 2008 | 366,668 current LCU per person | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 327,778 current LCU per person | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 360,060 current LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 404,724 current LCU per person | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 426,692 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 448,192 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 475,623 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 500,046 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 525,628 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 534,232 current LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 529,374 current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 556,886 current LCU per person | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 511,475 current LCU per person | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 633,438 current LCU per person | +23.8% |
| 2022 | 703,274 current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 711,669 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 766,204 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 757,287 current LCU per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52,933 current LCU per person | 21,703 current LCU per person | 94,315 current LCU per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 219,679 current LCU per person | 110,723 current LCU per person | 366,668 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 476,146 current LCU per person | 360,060 current LCU per person | 556,886 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 680,558 current LCU per person | 511,475 current LCU per person | 766,204 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 13 Hungary 1.31 million current LCU per person compare
- 14 Iceland 1.27 million current LCU per person compare
- 15 Guinea 1.23 million current LCU per person compare
- 17 Cambodia 665,425 current LCU per person compare
- 18 Tanzania, United Republic of 602,205 current LCU per person compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 475,152 current 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 322.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.43 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4868 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 9,721 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7801 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Costa Rica was 757,287 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 766,204 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,703 current LCU per person in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current 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 (current 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 (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- 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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About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.