Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre was 66.96 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
66.96 million current LCU per square kilometre
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
9th
of 157 countries
All-time high
66.96 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
9,205 current LCU per square kilometre
in 1972
Years of data
50
1972–2023
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 66.96 million current LCU per square kilometre for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 66.96 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,205 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Costa Rica 9th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 9,205 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 12,730 current LCU per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 1974 | 15,472 current LCU per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1975 | 18,410 current LCU per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 22,131 current LCU per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1977 | 28,202 current LCU per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1978 | 33,686 current LCU per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1979 | 35,253 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 44,849 current LCU per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 1981 | 52,291 current LCU per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1982 | 85,781 current LCU per square kilometre | +64.0% |
| 1983 | 172,346 current LCU per square kilometre | +100.9% |
| 1984 | 223,267 current LCU per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1985 | 243,243 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 302,781 current LCU per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1987 | 364,277 current LCU per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1988 | 312,769 current LCU per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1989 | 353,310 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 651,390 current LCU per square kilometre | +84.4% |
| 1991 | 886,800 current LCU per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1992 | 1.55 million current LCU per square kilometre | +75.1% |
| 1993 | 1.81 million current LCU per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1994 | 2.06 million current LCU per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 2.72 million current LCU per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1996 | 3.92 million current LCU per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1997 | 4.73 million current LCU per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1998 | 5.81 million current LCU per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1999 | 6.83 million current LCU per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 7.99 million current LCU per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 9.39 million current LCU per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 13.56 million current LCU per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 2005 | 16.21 million current LCU per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2006 | 20.01 million current LCU per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 25.22 million current LCU per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2008 | 29.09 million current LCU per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 26.67 million current LCU per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 29.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 33.20 million current LCU per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 35.80 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 38.44 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 40.71 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 43.99 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 46.58 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 47.67 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 48.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 50.99 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 47.14 million current LCU per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 59.24 million current LCU per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2022 | 62.84 million current LCU per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 66.96 million current LCU per square kilometre | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,886 current LCU per square kilometre | 9,205 current LCU per square kilometre | 35,253 current LCU per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 215,492 current LCU per square kilometre | 44,849 current LCU per square kilometre | 364,277 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.10 million current LCU per square kilometre | 651,390 current LCU per square kilometre | 6.83 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.52 million current LCU per square kilometre | 7.99 million current LCU per square kilometre | 29.09 million current LCU per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 41.53 million current LCU per square kilometre | 29.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | 50.99 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.05 million current LCU per square kilometre | 47.14 million current LCU per square kilometre | 66.96 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 6 Hungary 123.45 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 7 Colombia 107.40 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 74.99 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 10 Cambodia 61.56 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 11 Uganda 60.63 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 12 Paraguay 51.13 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
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 taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 66.96 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 66.96 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,205 current LCU per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Costa Rica rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.2%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.