Taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Taxes as a % of price: other taxes was 0.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Costa Rica is 0.8%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.7% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Costa Rica peaked at 2.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2022.
That places Costa Rica 42nd out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.2% | — |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -31.0% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -54.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Costa Rica?
- Taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Costa Rica was 0.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: other taxes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: other taxes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for taxes as a % of price: other taxes?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: other taxes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. 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 Taxes as a % of price: other taxes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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