Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
95th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2012
All-time low
0.4%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2020

Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Costa Rica, 2008–2020

00.20.40.62008201420202008: 0.422010: 0.422012: 0.582014: 0.572016: 0.562018: 0.552020: 0.54

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2020, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Costa Rica stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2008.

Costa Rica ranks 95th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.4%
2010 0.4% +0.0%
2012 0.6% +38.1%
2014 0.6% -1.7%
2016 0.6% -1.8%
2018 0.6% -1.8%
2020 0.5% -1.8%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 73% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 5
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 93 Eritrea 0.6% compare
  2. 93 Iceland 0.6% compare
  3. 95 Marshall Islands 0.5% compare
  4. 95 Eswatini 0.5% compare
  5. 95 China 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Costa Rica?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in Costa Rica was 0.5% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
Costa Rica ranks 95th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
186 places, 1,273 data points, 2008–2020
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