Taxes on exports in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Taxes on exports was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Costa Rica, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on exports in Costa Rica stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Costa Rica peaked at 26.6% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2006.
That places Costa Rica 34th out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.1% | — |
| 1973 | 1.6% | -26.0% |
| 1974 | 12.8% | +711.4% |
| 1975 | 16.7% | +31.1% |
| 1976 | 14.3% | -14.7% |
| 1977 | 14.2% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 12.0% | -15.2% |
| 1979 | 12.4% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 11.9% | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 26.6% | +124.4% |
| 1982 | 26.3% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 17.0% | -35.2% |
| 1984 | 13.1% | -22.9% |
| 1985 | 11.3% | -13.9% |
| 1986 | 13.3% | +17.4% |
| 1987 | 15.3% | +15.5% |
| 1988 | 17.6% | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 18.2% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 12.1% | -33.3% |
| 1991 | 5.5% | -54.7% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | -21.5% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | -38.9% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +88.0% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -72.8% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -20.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -69.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -36.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +34.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -35.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -54.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +47.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +60.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +149.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -38.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -8.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 6.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 1.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +711.4% | 1.6% | 12.8% |
| 2020 | +149.6% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.8% | 1.6% | 16.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 17.1% | 11.3% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 1.0% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Costa Rica?
- Taxes on exports in Costa Rica was 0.2% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 1981.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2006.
- How does Costa Rica rank for taxes on exports?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.