Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 1.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured 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 for primary and manufactured products in Costa Rica stood at 1.3%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Costa Rica?
- Tariff rate for primary and manufactured 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 for primary and manufactured products recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
- Costa Rica ranks 167th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured 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 for primary and manufactured 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.