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
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Costa Rica, 2005–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.5% | 52.5% | 52.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 51.7% | 52.4% | 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: 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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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.