Costa Rica — Central government revenue (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1936–2025 · 90 observations

About this series

Central government revenue records transactions that increase government net worth, including taxes and other receipts within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Costa Rica, the central government revenue reading was 15.8% of GDP in 2025, compared with 16.3% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −0.51 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 16.4% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2008–2025

PeriodValue
202515.8 % of GDP
202416.3 % of GDP
202316.6 % of GDP
202217.2 % of GDP
202116.7 % of GDP
13 earlier values, back to 2008
202015.2 % of GDP
201916.3 % of GDP
201817.5 % of GDP
201716 % of GDP
201616.2 % of GDP
201515.8 % of GDP
201415.5 % of GDP
201316 % of GDP
201215.9 % of GDP
201115.8 % of GDP
201015.6 % of GDP
200916.3 % of GDP
200817.6 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.