Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 24.93 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Costa Rica is 24.93, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Costa Rica peaked at 25.19 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.59, in 1991.
Costa Rica ranks 64th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.41 | — |
| 1991 | 17.59 | -21.5% |
| 1992 | 18.61 | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 18.8 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 19.59 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 18.93 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 19.86 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 20.15 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 20.47 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 21.2 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 21.14 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 21.76 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 21.84 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 21.84 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.33 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 21.77 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 22.05 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 23.14 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 23.69 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 22.11 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 22.13 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 22.65 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 22.57 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 22.98 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 22.61 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 22.95 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 23.49 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 22.98 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 23.16 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 23.41 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 22.57 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 24.85 | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 25.19 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 24.93 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.76 | 17.59 | 22.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.07 | 21.14 | 23.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.89 | 22.13 | 23.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.38 | 22.57 | 25.19 | 4 |
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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 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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Costa Rica?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Costa Rica was 24.93 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 25.19 in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.59 in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.