Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes was 48.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 48.6% for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Costa Rica peaked at 68.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 138th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.3% | — |
| 2001 | 55.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 50.8% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 55.6% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 57.9% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 60.7% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 48.6% | -2.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 48.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.1%, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 48.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.4%, 70% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.3% | 49.9% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 43.2% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 37.4% | 50.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More infrastructure data for Costa Rica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 136.03 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 610,457 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.9 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.119 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 610,457 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.36 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Costa Rica?
- Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Costa Rica was 48.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes?
- Costa Rica ranks 138th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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