Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 8.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Costa Rica, 1995–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 8.4% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Costa Rica peaked at 12.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 133rd out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.1% | — |
| 1996 | 12.7% | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 10.5% | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 10.0% | 12.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 8.0% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.8% | 8.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 3 |
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More private sector data for Costa Rica
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 27.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 32.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,129 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Costa Rica?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Costa Rica was 8.4% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Costa Rica ranks 133rd out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).