Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled was 6.71 trillion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled in Costa Rica, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 6.71 trillion current LCU for tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 83.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled in Costa Rica peaked at 6.71 trillion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 940.00 million current LCU, in 1972.
Costa Rica ranks 26th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 940.00 million current LCU | — |
| 1973 | 1.27 billion current LCU | +35.1% |
| 1974 | 1.80 billion current LCU | +41.7% |
| 1975 | 2.09 billion current LCU | +16.1% |
| 1976 | 2.52 billion current LCU | +20.6% |
| 1977 | 3.24 billion current LCU | +28.6% |
| 1978 | 3.82 billion current LCU | +17.9% |
| 1979 | 4.11 billion current LCU | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 4.81 billion current LCU | +17.0% |
| 1981 | 7.07 billion current LCU | +47.0% |
| 1982 | 12.34 billion current LCU | +74.5% |
| 1983 | 19.68 billion current LCU | +59.5% |
| 1984 | 23.99 billion current LCU | +21.9% |
| 1985 | 26.27 billion current LCU | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 32.69 billion current LCU | +24.4% |
| 1987 | 41.07 billion current LCU | +25.6% |
| 1988 | 51.42 billion current LCU | +25.2% |
| 1989 | 58.37 billion current LCU | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 68.27 billion current LCU | +17.0% |
| 1991 | 93.27 billion current LCU | +36.6% |
| 1992 | 137.96 billion current LCU | +47.9% |
| 1993 | 163.97 billion current LCU | +18.9% |
| 1994 | 190.75 billion current LCU | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 254.68 billion current LCU | +33.5% |
| 1996 | 306.68 billion current LCU | +20.4% |
| 1997 | 370.09 billion current LCU | +20.7% |
| 1998 | 451.33 billion current LCU | +22.0% |
| 1999 | 534.85 billion current LCU | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 594.10 billion current LCU | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 702.00 billion current LCU | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 797.46 billion current LCU | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 935.40 billion current LCU | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 1.09 trillion current LCU | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 1.31 trillion current LCU | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 1.61 trillion current LCU | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 2.06 trillion current LCU | +28.4% |
| 2008 | 2.47 trillion current LCU | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 2.32 trillion current LCU | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 2.56 trillion current LCU | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 2.86 trillion current LCU | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 3.11 trillion current LCU | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 3.42 trillion current LCU | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 3.65 trillion current LCU | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 4.00 trillion current LCU | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 4.33 trillion current LCU | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 4.55 trillion current LCU | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 4.75 trillion current LCU | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 5.04 trillion current LCU | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 4.47 trillion current LCU | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 5.66 trillion current LCU | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 6.43 trillion current LCU | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 6.55 trillion current LCU | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 6.71 trillion current LCU | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.47 billion current LCU | 940.00 million current LCU | 4.11 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 1980s | 27.77 billion current LCU | 4.81 billion current LCU | 58.37 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 257.19 billion current LCU | 68.27 billion current LCU | 534.85 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 trillion current LCU | 594.10 billion current LCU | 2.47 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.83 trillion current LCU | 2.56 trillion current LCU | 5.04 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.96 trillion current LCU | 4.47 trillion current LCU | 6.71 trillion current LCU | 5 |
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More public sector data for Costa Rica
- Arms imports 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 0 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 0 current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 156.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 0 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 13.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled in Costa Rica?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled in Costa Rica was 6.71 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.71 trillion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 940.00 million current LCU in 1972.
- How does Costa Rica rank for tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenue (current LCU) with 50 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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About this data
Tax revenue (current LCU) with 50 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.