Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue was 0.1882 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Costa Rica, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Costa Rica stood at 0.1882.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2164 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.185, in 2019.
Costa Rica ranks 24th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.2032 | — |
| 2003 | 0.2146 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2154 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.209 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2042 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2076 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2068 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2067 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.199 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1977 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.201 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1914 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1924 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1927 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2164 | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1883 | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1872 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.185 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1882 | +1.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.1882 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0767, 2.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.1882 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2296, 82% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2085 | 0.2032 | 0.2154 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1951 | 0.185 | 0.2164 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1882 | 0.1882 | 0.1882 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Costa Rica?
- Social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Costa Rica was 0.1882 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2164 in 2016.
- What is the lowest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.185 in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 77 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social contributions, 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.