Affordability of cigarettes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Affordability of cigarettes was 2.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Affordability of cigarettes in Costa Rica, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 2.4% for affordability of cigarettes in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability of cigarettes in Costa Rica peaked at 2.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2022.
That places Costa Rica 117th out of 176 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Affordability of cigarettes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.6% | — |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -15.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 70% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability of cigarettes in Costa Rica?
- Affordability of cigarettes in Costa Rica was 2.4% in 2022, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest affordability of cigarettes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest affordability of cigarettes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for affordability of cigarettes?
- Costa Rica ranks 117th out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability of cigarettes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Affordability of cigarettes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Price of 100 packs of cigarettes as a share of GDP per capita. This price is based on the most-sold brand of cigarettes in a given country and includes taxes. Lower values indicate that cigarettes are more affordable.