Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 25.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
25.5%
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
88th
of 189 countries
All-time high
30.8%
in 2012
All-time low
0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Costa Rica stood at 25.5%.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Costa Rica peaked at 30.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
Costa Rica ranks 88th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 30.8% | — |
| 2014 | 27.4% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 0.0% | 30.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.2% | 25.5% | 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: specific excise in Costa Rica?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Costa Rica was 25.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Costa Rica ranks 88th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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: specific excise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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