Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Costa Rica stood at 0 units per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.7% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -37.9% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 2.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 55% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -37.9% | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Costa Rica?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Costa Rica was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. 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, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenues vs income inequality ÷ GDP (current US$)
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
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.