Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 8.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
8.6%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
147th
of 189 countries
All-time high
11.5%
in 2008
All-time low
8.0%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Costa Rica is 8.6%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Costa Rica peaked at 11.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2012.
Costa Rica ranks 147th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11.5% | — |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -30.8% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -1.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 8.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 54% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 8.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.0%, 66% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.0% | 11.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.7% | 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: value added tax in Costa Rica?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Costa Rica was 8.6% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Costa Rica ranks 147th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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