Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) was 5.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Costa Rica, 1995–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Costa Rica is 5.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Costa Rica peaked at 9.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2009.
That places Costa Rica 122nd out of 184 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, weighted mean, all products (%) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.8% | — |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | -18.8% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -28.7% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -6.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 5.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 1.9× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 5.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.2%, 55% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 5.2% | 9.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 5.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 120 North Macedonia 5.2% compare
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- 124 Palestine 4.9% compare
- 125 Uzbekistan 4.9% compare
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)
- Commercial service imports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 32.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,129 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Costa Rica?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Costa Rica was 5.1% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products?
- Costa Rica ranks 122nd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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, weighted mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. 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 and import weights. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database.