Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 52.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
52.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 191 countries
All-time high
52.5%
in 2008
All-time low
51.7%
in 2012
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Costa Rica, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 52.52006: 52.52007: 52.52008: 52.52009: 52.52010: 52.32011: 52.32012: 51.72013: 52.42014: 52.42015: 52.42016: 52.22017: 52.22018: 52.22019: 52.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Costa Rica is 52.2%, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Costa Rica peaked at 52.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2012.

That places Costa Rica 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Costa Rica, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 52.5%
2006 52.5% +0.0%
2007 52.5% +0.0%
2008 52.5% +0.0%
2009 52.5% -0.0%
2010 52.3% -0.4%
2011 52.3% +0.0%
2012 51.7% -1.1%
2013 52.4% +1.4%
2014 52.4% +0.0%
2015 52.4% +0.0%
2016 52.2% -0.4%
2017 52.2% +0.0%
2018 52.2% +0.0%
2019 52.2% +0.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 52.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.5%, 61% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 52.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.7%, 64% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.5% 52.5% 52.5% 5
2010s 52.2% 51.7% 52.4% 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 163 Ghana 56.9% compare
  2. 164 Belgium 56.8% compare
  3. 165 Cameroon 53.2% compare
  4. 167 Italy 51.0% compare
  5. 168 China 50.7% compare
  6. 169 Micronesia, Federated States of 48.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Costa Rica?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Costa Rica was 52.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2008.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2012.
How does Costa Rica rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Costa Rica ranks 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
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World Bank
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Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for total tax and contribution rate 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.