Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) was 10 number per year in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Paying taxes: Payments in Costa Rica, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 10 number per year for paying taxes: payments in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Costa Rica peaked at 43 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10 number per year, in 2015.
Costa Rica ranks 127th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 43 number per year | — |
| 2006 | 43 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32 number per year | -25.6% |
| 2012 | 24 number per year | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 24 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 number per year | -58.3% |
| 2016 | 10 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 number per year | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 10 number per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 10 number per year, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 10 number per year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28 number per year, 36% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43 number per year | 43 number per year | 43 number per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.7 number per year | 10 number per year | 43 number per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 125 India 10.94 number per year compare
- 126 United States 10.6 number per year compare
- 127 Colombia 10 number per year compare
- 127 Denmark 10 number per year compare
- 127 Kazakhstan 10 number per year compare
- 127 Kosovo 10 number per year compare
- 127 Lithuania 10 number per year compare
- 127 Moldova 10 number per year compare
- 127 Slovenia 10 number per year compare
- 127 Turkey 10 number per year compare
- 127 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 10 number per year compare
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 paying taxes: payments in Costa Rica?
- Paying taxes: payments in Costa Rica was 10 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 43 number per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 number per year in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for paying taxes: payments?
- Costa Rica ranks 127th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.