Costa Rica
Overall Score, 2020
2.25
out of
5
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Country-specific presentation slides display the findings from the Cigarette Tax Scorecard.
DownloadOverall Score
2020
Costa Rica scores slightly lower than the average score of countries in its region and income group, as well as the global average. There is ample room for improvement in its cigarette tax system.
Component Score
2020
Costa Rica scores well in the tax structure component, but scores poorly in affordability change. Improvements can be made by increasing cigarette prices, reducing cigarette affordability, and increasing the tax share of price.
Scores Over Time
Costa Rica's overall scores decreased from 2014 to 2020, largely due to a failure to reduce the affordability of cigarettes.
