Costa Rica — General government tax revenue (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2024 · 24 observations

About this series

General government tax revenue records compulsory, unrequited payments received by government within the source series' coverage. It is a component of revenue, not total revenue. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Costa Rica, the general government tax revenue reading stood at 14.4% of GDP in 2024. Against 14.6% of GDP in 2023, the period change was −0.26 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 14.1% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2015–2024

PeriodValue
202414.4 % of GDP
202314.6 % of GDP
202215 % of GDP
202114.8 % of GDP
202012.6 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2015
201913.4 % of GDP
201813.9 % of GDP
201714 % of GDP
201614.2 % of GDP
201514 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.