Costa Rica

Country indicators

GDP per capita - gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. (Source: World Bank)

GDP per capita
(USD):

16,976.2

Fossil fuel subsidies (USD, billions) - All consumer and producer pre-tax subsidies. Pre-tax consumer subsidies exist when energy consumers pay prices that are below the costs incurred to supply them with this energy. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies (USD, billions):

n/a

Fossil Fuel Subsidies as % of GDP - All consumer and producer pre-tax subsidies as percent of a country’s GDP. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies
(% of GDP):

n/a

Fossil Fuel Subsidies with externalities as % of GDP - All consumer and producer post-tax subsidies. Post-tax consumer subsidies exist if consumer prices for energy are below supply costs plus the efficient levels of taxation. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies with externalities (% of GDP):

2.74

Revenue from environmentally related taxes as % of GDP - All revenue from environmentally related taxes - defined as any compulsory, unrequited payment to general government levied on tax-bases deemed to be of particular environmental relevance – as percent of a country’s GDP. (Source: OECD)

Revenue from environmentally related taxes (% of GDP):

2.39

Carbon pricing gap - Measure of how much countries fall short of pricing carbon emissions in line with a EUR 60 benchmark value (midpoint estimate of the carbon costs in 2020 and a low-end estimate for 2030). The difference is presented as percentage: If the Effective Carbon Rate (ECR) on all emissions is at least as high as the benchmark, the gap is zero, and if the ECR is zero throughout, the gap is 100%. (Source: OECD)

Carbon Pricing Gap
(%):

n/a

News

NDCs from UK, Switzerland, Costa Rica Reiterate Net Zero Goals (IISD)

2021-01-21

In recent news about NDCs, the UK, Switzerland, and Costa Rica have highlighted their goals of net zero emissions by 2050, in line with global

The role of green fiscal policy in the recovery from COVID-19: Experiences, good practices and next steps in Latin America and the Caribbean (UN ECLAC)

2020-11-04

Objective: Exploring the role of green fiscal policies in greening a COVID-19 recovery with the aim of supporting public health efforts, reducing environmental and climate

Conservation finance: Costa Rica’s reforestation success

2019-10-11

10 October 2019: The Latin American nation has undertaken serious measures to rebuild its natural environment over the last three decades. Paid for in part

Reports

Policy Briefs

Costa Rica – Country profile

2019-09-23

Background Costa Rica boasts a high standard of living, a well-developed system of social benefits and the lowest poverty rates in Latin America and the

Costa Rica

Country indicators

News

NDCs from UK, Switzerland, Costa Rica Reiterate Net Zero Goals (IISD)

The role of green fiscal policy in the recovery from COVID-19: Experiences, good practices and next steps in Latin America and the Caribbean (UN ECLAC)

Conservation finance: Costa Rica’s reforestation success

Reports

Policy Briefs

Costa Rica – Country profile

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