Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate was -1.01 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded -1.01 % change on previous year for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 173.9% on the previous year and down 155.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Costa Rica peaked at 10.1 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -21.48 % change on previous year, in 1991.
Costa Rica ranks 122nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -21.48 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 5.77 % change on previous year | -126.9% |
| 1993 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -82.3% |
| 1994 | 4.19 % change on previous year | +311.0% |
| 1995 | -3.36 % change on previous year | -180.3% |
| 1996 | 4.94 % change on previous year | -246.9% |
| 1997 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -70.3% |
| 1998 | 1.55 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 3.58 % change on previous year | +130.8% |
| 2000 | -0.2844 % change on previous year | -107.9% |
| 2001 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -1138.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3469 % change on previous year | -88.3% |
| 2003 | 0.016 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 2004 | -2.37 % change on previous year | -14860.5% |
| 2005 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -188.1% |
| 2006 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -39.0% |
| 2007 | 4.94 % change on previous year | +289.0% |
| 2008 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -51.4% |
| 2009 | -6.69 % change on previous year | -378.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1027 % change on previous year | -101.5% |
| 2011 | 2.34 % change on previous year | +2181.4% |
| 2012 | -0.3722 % change on previous year | -115.9% |
| 2013 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -592.8% |
| 2014 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -187.7% |
| 2015 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -192.9% |
| 2016 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +57.2% |
| 2017 | -2.14 % change on previous year | -191.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7523 % change on previous year | -135.2% |
| 2019 | 1.08 % change on previous year | +44.2% |
| 2020 | -3.6 % change on previous year | -431.8% |
| 2021 | 10.1 % change on previous year | -380.7% |
| 2022 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -86.4% |
| 2023 | -1.01 % change on previous year | -173.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2589 % change on previous year | -21.48 % change on previous year | 5.77 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.468 % change on previous year | -6.69 % change on previous year | 4.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5842 % change on previous year | -2.14 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 % change on previous year | -3.6 % change on previous year | 10.1 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 119 Portugal -0.7181 % change on previous year compare
- 120 Indonesia -0.7393 % change on previous year compare
- 121 Panama -0.7937 % change on previous year compare
- 123 San Marino -1.04 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Spain -1.15 % change on previous year compare
- 125 Paraguay -1.28 % change on previous year compare
More poverty & inequality data for Costa Rica
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,807 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -14.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 24.93 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 24.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Costa Rica?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Costa Rica was -1.01 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.48 % change on previous year in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 155.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.