Taxes on international trade and transactions, Ratio of this level of in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Taxes on international trade and transactions, Ratio of this level of was 0.9911 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Taxes on international trade and transactions, Ratio of this level of in Costa Rica, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade and transactions, ratio of this level of in Costa Rica is 0.9911, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade and transactions, ratio of this level of in Costa Rica peaked at 1 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9911, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 71st out of 74 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes on international trade and transactions, Ratio of this level of in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | — |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9992 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9927 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9951 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9957 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9947 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.992 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9918 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.993 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9917 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9918 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9919 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9922 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.992 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.992 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9921 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9911 | -0.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.9911 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1, 99% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.9911 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 99% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9972 | 0.9927 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.992 | 0.9917 | 0.993 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9911 | 0.9911 | 0.9911 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade and transactions, ratio of this level of in Costa Rica?
- Taxes on international trade and transactions, ratio of this level of in Costa Rica was 0.9911 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on international trade and transactions, ratio of this level of recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2002.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade and transactions, ratio of this level of recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9911 in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for taxes on international trade and transactions, ratio of this level of?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st out of 74 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on international trade and transactions, ratio of this level of rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 international trade and transactions, 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.