Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9493 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Costa Rica, 2004–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.9493 for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Costa Rica peaked at 0.968 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9432, in 2017.
Costa Rica ranks 47th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.9653 | — |
| 2005 | 0.968 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9657 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.967 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9612 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9528 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9561 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9578 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9554 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9556 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9497 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9484 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9492 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9432 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9472 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9482 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9493 | +0.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.9493 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9695, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.9493 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9719, 98% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9633 | 0.9528 | 0.968 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9511 | 0.9432 | 0.9578 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9493 | 0.9493 | 0.9493 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Costa Rica?
- Taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Costa Rica was 0.9493 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.968 in 2005.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9432 in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Taxes on goods and services, 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.