Costa Rica Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance

CR: Expenditure: % of GDP

1973 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Expenditure: % of GDP data was reported at 28.909 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 28.762 % for 2022. CR: Expenditure: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 22.525 % from Dec 1973 (Median) to 2023, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31.890 % in 2020 and a record low of 15.058 % in 1974. CR: Expenditure: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.;International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
28.594 2022 yearly 1973 - 2022

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CR: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees

1973 - 2023 | Yearly | CRC mn | World Bank

CR: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees data was reported at 3,641,137.743 CRC mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,602,099.958 CRC mn for 2022. CR: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees data is updated yearly, averaging 284,870.000 CRC mn from Dec 1973 (Median) to 2023, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,310,158.226 CRC mn in 2018 and a record low of 880.000 CRC mn in 1973. CR: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);;

Last Frequency Range
3,641,137.743 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023

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Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees

CR: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees: % of Expenditure

1973 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees: % of Expenditure data was reported at 26.765 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 27.949 % for 2022. CR: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees: % of Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 38.431 % from Dec 1973 (Median) to 2023, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 55.696 % in 1973 and a record low of 26.765 % in 2023. CR: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees: % of Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Median;

Last Frequency Range
26.765 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023

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Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees: % of Expenditure

CR: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure

1973 - 2023 | Yearly | CRC mn | World Bank

CR: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure data was reported at 2,823,882.510 CRC mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,813,716.452 CRC mn for 2022. CR: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 93,040.000 CRC mn from Dec 1973 (Median) to 2023, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,848,715.178 CRC mn in 2021 and a record low of 170.000 CRC mn in 1973. CR: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);;

Last Frequency Range
2,823,882.510 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023

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Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure

CR: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure: % of Expenditure

1973 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure: % of Expenditure data was reported at 20.757 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 21.832 % for 2022. CR: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure: % of Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 12.552 % from Dec 1973 (Median) to 2023, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22.917 % in 2021 and a record low of 7.089 % in 1986. CR: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure: % of Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Median;

Last Frequency Range
20.757 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023

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Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure: % of Expenditure

CR: Expenditure: Interest Payments

1973 - 2023 | Yearly | CRC mn | World Bank

CR: Expenditure: Interest Payments data was reported at 2,273,961.400 CRC mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,053,446.704 CRC mn for 2022. CR: Expenditure: Interest Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 116,090.000 CRC mn from Dec 1973 (Median) to 2023, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,273,961.400 CRC mn in 2023 and a record low of 140.000 CRC mn in 1973. CR: Expenditure: Interest Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);;

Last Frequency Range
2,273,961.400 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023

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Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Interest Payments

CR: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Expenditure

1973 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Expenditure data was reported at 16.715 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 15.933 % for 2022. CR: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 15.661 % from Dec 1973 (Median) to 2023, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.897 % in 1996 and a record low of 6.805 % in 1976. CR: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Median;

Last Frequency Range
16.715 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023

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Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Expenditure

CR: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Revenue

1973 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Revenue data was reported at 15.873 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 15.293 % for 2022. CR: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Revenue data is updated yearly, averaging 15.695 % from Dec 1973 (Median) to 2023, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22.648 % in 1996 and a record low of 6.301 % in 1976. CR: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Median;

Last Frequency Range
15.873 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023

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Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Revenue

CR: Expenditure: Other Expenditure

1990 - 2023 | Yearly | CRC mn | World Bank

CR: Expenditure: Other Expenditure data was reported at 2,836,209.509 CRC mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,449,118.777 CRC mn for 2022. CR: Expenditure: Other Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 99,700.000 CRC mn from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2023, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,836,209.509 CRC mn in 2023 and a record low of 7,870.000 CRC mn in 1991. CR: Expenditure: Other Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);;

Last Frequency Range
2,836,209.509 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023

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Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Other Expenditure

CR: Expenditure: Other Expenditure: % of GDP

1990 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Expenditure: Other Expenditure: % of GDP data was reported at 20.848 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 19.003 % for 2022. CR: Expenditure: Other Expenditure: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 3.974 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2023, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.248 % in 2019 and a record low of 1.906 % in 2003. CR: Expenditure: Other Expenditure: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Median;

Last Frequency Range
20.848 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023

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Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Other Expenditure: % of GDP

CR: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers

1987 - 2023 | Yearly | CRC mn | World Bank

CR: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers data was reported at 2,029,138.249 CRC mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,969,705.470 CRC mn for 2022. CR: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers data is updated yearly, averaging 599,440.500 CRC mn from Dec 1987 (Median) to 2023, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,329,003.461 CRC mn in 2018 and a record low of 280.000 CRC mn in 1989. CR: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);;

Last Frequency Range
2,029,138.249 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023

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Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers

CR: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers: % of Expenditure

1987 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers: % of Expenditure data was reported at 14.915 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 15.283 % for 2022. CR: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers: % of Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 27.639 % from Dec 1987 (Median) to 2023, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 32.446 % in 1994 and a record low of 0.270 % in 1989. CR: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers: % of Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Median;

Last Frequency Range
14.915 2023 yearly 1987 - 2023

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Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers: % of Expenditure

CR: Grants and Other Revenue

1972 - 2023 | Yearly | CRC mn | World Bank

CR: Grants and Other Revenue data was reported at 3,120,850.230 CRC mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,652,195.839 CRC mn for 2022. CR: Grants and Other Revenue data is updated yearly, averaging 53,850.000 CRC mn from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2023, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,120,850.230 CRC mn in 2023 and a record low of 140.000 CRC mn in 1973. CR: Grants and Other Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Grants are transfers receivable by government units, from other resident or nonresident government units or international organizations, that do not meet the defi nition of a tax, subsidy, or social contribution. Other revenue is all revenue receivable excluding taxes, social contributions, and grants. This category of revenue includes property income, sales of goods and services, and miscellaneous other types of revenue. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);;

Last Frequency Range
3,120,850.230 2023 yearly 1972 - 2023

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Costa Rica CR: Grants and Other Revenue

CR: Grants and Other Revenue: % of Revenue

1972 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Grants and Other Revenue: % of Revenue data was reported at 21.784 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 19.752 % for 2022. CR: Grants and Other Revenue: % of Revenue data is updated yearly, averaging 8.777 % from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2023, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.784 % in 2023 and a record low of 4.404 % in 1982. CR: Grants and Other Revenue: % of Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Grants are transfers receivable by government units, from other resident or nonresident government units or international organizations, that do not meet the defi nition of a tax, subsidy, or social contribution. Other revenue is all revenue receivable excluding taxes, social contributions, and grants. This category of revenue includes property income, sales of goods and services, and miscellaneous other types of revenue. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Median;

Last Frequency Range
21.784 2023 yearly 1972 - 2023

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Costa Rica CR: Grants and Other Revenue: % of Revenue

CR: Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets

1973 - 2014 | Yearly | CRC mn | World Bank

CR: Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets data was reported at 571,222.176 CRC mn in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 366,795.000 CRC mn for 2013. CR: Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets data is updated yearly, averaging 18,455.000 CRC mn from Dec 1973 (Median) to 2014, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 577,306.636 CRC mn in 2008 and a record low of 270.000 CRC mn in 1973. CR: Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital.;International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;

Last Frequency Range
571,222.176 2014 yearly 1973 - 2014

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Costa Rica CR: Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets

CR: Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets: % of GDP

1973 - 2014 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets: % of GDP data was reported at 2.040 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.441 % for 2013. CR: Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 1.615 % from Dec 1973 (Median) to 2014, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.724 % in 1976 and a record low of 0.937 % in 2003. CR: Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital.;International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
2.040 2014 yearly 1973 - 2014

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Costa Rica CR: Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets: % of GDP

CR: Net Lending (+) / Net Borrowing (-): % of GDP

1973 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Net Lending (+) / Net Borrowing (-): % of GDP data was reported at 0.439 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of -0.052 % for 2022. CR: Net Lending (+) / Net Borrowing (-): % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging -1.868 % from Dec 1973 (Median) to 2023, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.699 % in 2007 and a record low of -7.221 % in 1980. CR: Net Lending (+) / Net Borrowing (-): % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad.;International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
-0.528 2022 yearly 1973 - 2022

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Costa Rica CR: Net Lending (+) / Net Borrowing (-): % of GDP

Costa Rica CR: Primary Government Expenditures as % of Original Approved Budget

2007 - 2012 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Primary Government Expenditures as % of Original Approved Budget data was reported at 96.981 % in 2012. This records a decrease from the previous number of 98.195 % for 2011. CR: Primary Government Expenditures as % of Original Approved Budget data is updated yearly, averaging 94.827 % from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2012, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 98.195 % in 2011 and a record low of 92.891 % in 2008. CR: Primary Government Expenditures as % of Original Approved Budget data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget measures the extent to which aggregate budget expenditure outturn reflects the amount originally approved, as defined in government budget documentation and fiscal reports. The coverage is budgetary central government (BCG) and the time period covered is the last three completed fiscal years.; ; Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA). Ministry of Finance (MoF).; ;

Last Frequency Range
96.981 2012 yearly 2007 - 2012

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Costa Rica Costa Rica CR: Primary Government Expenditures as % of Original Approved Budget

CR: Revenue Excluding Grants: % of GDP

1972 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Revenue Excluding Grants: % of GDP data was reported at 29.339 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 28.891 % for 2022. CR: Revenue Excluding Grants: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 20.767 % from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2023, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29.339 % in 2023 and a record low of 15.215 % in 1972. CR: Revenue Excluding Grants: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
29.339 2023 yearly 1972 - 2023

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Costa Rica CR: Revenue Excluding Grants: % of GDP

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties

1972 - 2023 | Yearly | CRC mn | World Bank

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties data was reported at 169,309.120 CRC mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 171,207.590 CRC mn for 2022. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties data is updated yearly, averaging 46,500.000 CRC mn from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2023, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 186,164.133 CRC mn in 2021 and a record low of 210.000 CRC mn in 1972. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);;

Last Frequency Range
169,309.120 2023 yearly 1972 - 2023

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Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties: % of Tax Revenue

1972 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties: % of Tax Revenue data was reported at 2.586 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.662 % for 2022. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties: % of Tax Revenue data is updated yearly, averaging 12.565 % from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2023, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 39.790 % in 1988 and a record low of 2.586 % in 2023. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties: % of Tax Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to 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.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);;

Last Frequency Range
2.586 2023 yearly 1972 - 2023

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Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties: % of Tax Revenue

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes

1972 - 2023 | Yearly | CRC mn | World Bank

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes data was reported at 330,709.497 CRC mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 488,396.295 CRC mn for 2022. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes data is updated yearly, averaging 6,190.000 CRC mn from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2023, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 488,396.295 CRC mn in 2022 and a record low of 20.000 CRC mn in 1974. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Other taxes include employer payroll or labor taxes, taxes on property, and taxes not allocable to other categories, such as penalties for late payment or nonpayment of taxes. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);;

Last Frequency Range
330,709.497 2023 yearly 1972 - 2023

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Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes: % of Revenue

1972 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes: % of Revenue data was reported at 2.308 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.637 % for 2022. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes: % of Revenue data is updated yearly, averaging 1.626 % from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2023, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.637 % in 2022 and a record low of 0.272 % in 1999. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes: % of Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Other taxes include employer payroll or labor taxes, taxes on property, and taxes not allocable to other categories, such as penalties for late payment or nonpayment of taxes.;International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Median;

Last Frequency Range
3.732 2022 yearly 1972 - 2022

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CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue

1972 - 2023 | Yearly | CRC mn | World Bank

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue data was reported at 6,546,664.604 CRC mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,432,118.774 CRC mn for 2022. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue data is updated yearly, averaging 370,090.000 CRC mn from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2023, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,546,664.604 CRC mn in 2023 and a record low of 940.000 CRC mn in 1972. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);;

Last Frequency Range
6,546,664.604 2023 yearly 1972 - 2023

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CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue: % of GDP

1972 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue: % of GDP data was reported at 13.912 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14.354 % for 2022. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 12.613 % from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2023, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.233 % in 2008 and a record low of 10.586 % in 1991. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Weighted average;

Last Frequency Range
13.912 2023 yearly 1972 - 2023

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CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports

1972 - 2023 | Yearly | CRC mn | World Bank

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports data was reported at 11,692.783 CRC mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12,604.542 CRC mn for 2022. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 4,740.000 CRC mn from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2023, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12,604.542 CRC mn in 2022 and a record low of 20.000 CRC mn in 1973. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. 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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);;

Last Frequency Range
11,692.783 2023 yearly 1972 - 2023

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Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports: % of Tax Revenue

1972 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports: % of Tax Revenue data was reported at 0.179 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.196 % for 2022. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports: % of Tax Revenue data is updated yearly, averaging 1.234 % from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2023, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.591 % in 1981 and a record low of 0.080 % in 2006. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports: % of Tax Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Taxes on exports are all levies on goods being transported out of the country or services being delivered to nonresidents by residents. Rebates on exported goods that are repayments of previously paid general consumption taxes, excise taxes, or import duties are deducted from the gross amounts receivable from these taxes, not from amounts receivable from export taxes.;International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;

Last Frequency Range
0.196 2022 yearly 1972 - 2022

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Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports: % of Tax Revenue

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services

1972 - 2023 | Yearly | CRC mn | World Bank

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services data was reported at 3,419,062.849 CRC mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,208,455.676 CRC mn for 2022. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 200,250.000 CRC mn from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2023, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,419,062.849 CRC mn in 2023 and a record low of 470.000 CRC mn in 1972. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);;

Last Frequency Range
3,419,062.849 2023 yearly 1972 - 2023

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CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: % Value Added of Industry and Services

1972 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: % Value Added of Industry and Services data was reported at 8.214 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 8.143 % for 2022. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: % Value Added of Industry and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 8.337 % from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2023, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.323 % in 2007 and a record low of 5.117 % in 1989. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: % Value Added of Industry and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies.;International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD value added estimates.;;

Last Frequency Range
8.143 2022 yearly 1972 - 2022

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CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: % of Revenue

1972 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: % of Revenue data was reported at 23.866 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 23.894 % for 2022. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: % of Revenue data is updated yearly, averaging 39.779 % from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2023, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 40.123 % in 1973 and a record low of 17.336 % in 1989. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: % of Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Median;

Last Frequency Range
23.866 2023 yearly 1972 - 2023

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CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capital Gains: % of Revenue

1972 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capital Gains: % of Revenue data was reported at 15.811 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16.294 % for 2022. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capital Gains: % of Revenue data is updated yearly, averaging 10.806 % from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2023, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.519 % in 1973 and a record low of 8.445 % in 1992. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capital Gains: % of Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Median;

Last Frequency Range
15.811 2023 yearly 1972 - 2023

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CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capital Gains: % of Total Taxes

1972 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capital Gains: % of Total Taxes data was reported at 34.599 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 34.014 % for 2022. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capital Gains: % of Total Taxes data is updated yearly, averaging 17.915 % from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2023, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 34.599 % in 2023 and a record low of 13.787 % in 1992. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capital Gains: % of Total Taxes data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);;

Last Frequency Range
34.014 2022 yearly 1972 - 2022

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CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade

1972 - 2023 | Yearly | CRC mn | World Bank

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade data was reported at 531,785.486 CRC mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 547,437.691 CRC mn for 2022. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade data is updated yearly, averaging 55,910.000 CRC mn from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2023, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 547,437.691 CRC mn in 2022 and a record low of 230.000 CRC mn in 1972. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);;

Last Frequency Range
531,785.486 2023 yearly 1972 - 2023

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Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade: % of Revenue

1972 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade: % of Revenue data was reported at 3.712 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.077 % for 2022. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade: % of Revenue data is updated yearly, averaging 8.440 % from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2023, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 34.211 % in 1988 and a record low of 3.620 % in 2020. CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade: % of Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes.;International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Median;

Last Frequency Range
4.183 2022 yearly 1972 - 2022

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CR: Social Contributions: % of Revenue

1972 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

CR: Social Contributions: % of Revenue data was reported at 32.519 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 32.346 % for 2022. CR: Social Contributions: % of Revenue data is updated yearly, averaging 30.903 % from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2023, with 52 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36.272 % in 2020 and a record low of 12.963 % in 1973. CR: Social Contributions: % of Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.;Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Median;

Last Frequency Range
32.519 2023 yearly 1972 - 2023

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Costa Rica CR: Social Contributions: % of Revenue
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