Other taxes, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Other taxes, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this was 1 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Other taxes, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this in Costa Rica, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1 for other taxes, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other taxes, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this in Costa Rica peaked at 1 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2003.
Costa Rica ranks 2nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other taxes, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.6938 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0.9997 | — |
| 2009 | 0.9998 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9998 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9997 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9053 | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9998 | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9999 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8679, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9732, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other taxes, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -100.0% | 0.6938 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3848 | 0 | 0.9998 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9905 | 0.9053 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Costa Rica
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
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- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other taxes, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this in Costa Rica?
- Other taxes, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this in Costa Rica was 1 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest other taxes, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2012.
- What is the lowest other taxes, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for other taxes, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this?
- Costa Rica ranks 2nd out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is other taxes, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Other taxes, 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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About this data
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.