Other revenue, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Other revenue, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this was 0.4193 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Other revenue, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this in Costa Rica, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, other revenue, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this in Costa Rica stood at 0.4193.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.3% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other revenue, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this in Costa Rica peaked at 0.577 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3374, in 2019.
Costa Rica ranks 52nd of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Other revenue, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.3968 | — |
| 2003 | 0.4764 | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4212 | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4181 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3473 | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4293 | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4083 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5325 | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4576 | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4077 | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4786 | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4311 | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4137 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.43 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.445 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5709 | +28.3% |
| 2018 | 0.577 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3374 | -41.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4193 | +24.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.4193 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4989, 84% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.4193 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7158, 59% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4287 | 0.3473 | 0.5325 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4549 | 0.3374 | 0.577 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4193 | 0.4193 | 0.4193 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other revenue, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this in Costa Rica?
- Other revenue, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this in Costa Rica was 0.4193 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest other revenue, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.577 in 2018.
- What is the lowest other revenue, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3374 in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for other revenue, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 67 countries with data for 2020.
- Is other revenue, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Other revenue, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.