Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added was 0.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
125th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2008
All-time low
0.1%
in 2012
Years of data
7
2008–2020

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

00.0250.050.0750.10.1252008201420202008: 0.122010: 0.122012: 0.082014: 0.082016: 0.082018: 0.092020: 0.09

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.1% for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.

Costa Rica ranks 125th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added tax in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.1%
2010 0.1% +0.0%
2012 0.1% -33.3%
2014 0.1% +0.0%
2016 0.1% +0.0%
2018 0.1% +12.5%
2020 0.1% +0.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 58% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 69% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 125 Paraguay 0.1% compare
  2. 125 Mongolia 0.1% compare
  3. 125 Indonesia 0.1% compare
  4. 125 Cambodia 0.1% compare
  5. 125 Liberia 0.1% compare
  6. 125 Mali 0.1% compare
  7. 125 Canada 0.1% compare
  8. 125 Comoros 0.1% compare
  9. 125 Laos 0.1% compare
  10. 125 South Korea 0.1% compare
  11. 125 Japan 0.1% compare
  12. 125 Papua New Guinea 0.1% compare
  13. 125 Australia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Costa Rica?
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added in Costa Rica was 0.1% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
How does Costa Rica rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added?
Costa Rica ranks 125th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 - value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added tax
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
186 places, 1,272 data points, 2008–2020
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