Tariff rate across all products in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Tariff rate across all products was 1.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate across all products in Costa Rica, 1995–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate across all products in Costa Rica stood at 1.3%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Costa Rica peaked at 9.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2022.
Costa Rica ranks 167th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 4.1% | 9.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 3 |
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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 tariff rate across all products in Costa Rica?
- Tariff rate across all products in Costa Rica was 1.3% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tariff rate across all products recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for tariff rate across all products?
- Costa Rica ranks 167th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate across all products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.