Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 84.23 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Costa Rica, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Costa Rica is 84.23, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Costa Rica peaked at 84.23 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 45.44, in 2005.
Costa Rica ranks 56th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 45.44 | — |
| 2006 | 45.44 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 45.44 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.99 | +40.8% |
| 2009 | 63.99 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65.53 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 69.55 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 72.64 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 72.64 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 82.38 | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 84.23 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 84.23 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.23 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.23 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84.23 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 84.23 is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 98% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 84.23 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.88, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.86 | 45.44 | 63.99 | 5 |
| 2010s | 78.39 | 65.53 | 84.23 | 10 |
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 paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Costa Rica?
- Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Costa Rica was 84.23 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 84.23 in 2015.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.44 in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for time to comply with tax laws benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.