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Costa Rica - VAT Revenue (% of GDP) 4.35

IMF World Revenue · updated 2026-10-03 · 151 economies tracked

Latest value

4.35 (2019)

Global rank

#n/a of 151 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 1990

1.07×

Ranking Race — VAT Revenue (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#18#35#52#69#861990199520002005201020152020#23#952018 overtook Mauritania2019 overtook Ireland
Costa RicaBosnia and HerzegovinaCroatiaSamoaSerbia

Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2020. Costa Rica climbed from #23 to #95 (overtook Mauritania). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Costa Rica ↓

Key Events — Costa Rica

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2018
Overtook Mauritania in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Ireland in global rank auto

VAT Revenue (% of GDP), 1990-2019

IMF World Revenue · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19902000201020193.984.585.185.78
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