Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita was 1,295 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1,295 for tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in in Costa Rica peaked at 1,295 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 345.47, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 63rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 345.47 | — |
| 2001 | 357.58 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 399.75 | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 421.76 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 421.68 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 434.02 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 509.36 | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 564.28 | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 649.75 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 704.13 | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 772.15 | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 798.52 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 815.08 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 846.71 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 905.07 | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 976.56 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 1,030 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1,062 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1,134 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 1,223 | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 1,242 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,277 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 1,284 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,295 | +0.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1,295 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,794, 46% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1,295 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 711.72, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 480.78 | 345.47 | 704.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 956.24 | 772.15 | 1,223 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,274 | 1,242 | 1,295 | 4 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in in Costa Rica?
- Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in in Costa Rica was 1,295 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,295 in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 345.47 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in developing countries in. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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