Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 55.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
55.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
96th
of 189 countries
All-time high
58.5%
in 2012
All-time low
41.6%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 55.1% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Costa Rica peaked at 58.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 2008.
Costa Rica ranks 96th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 41.6% | — |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | +40.7% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 56.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 55.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 75% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 55.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.7%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.6% | 41.6% | 41.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 41.6% | 58.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 54.9% | 55.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
- 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: total tax in Costa Rica?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Costa Rica was 55.1% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Costa Rica ranks 96th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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