2025
| Trade Barrier Index

Costa Rica

Region

Latin America & Caribbean

Global Rank

16/122

Regional Rank

3/23

Costa Rica - TBI Overall Score

Statistic Score Global Region
Overall 3.47 16 3
Tariff Score 5.47 50 14
NTBs 1.25 56 15
Services 2.13 12 1
Facilitation 5.03 56 5
Statistic Score Global Region

Costa Rica - Tariffs

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 4.47 19 6 2019
Tariff Rate Score 3.67 47 5 2019
Duty Free Score 5.36 15 3 2019
Tariff Line Score 4.38 67 13 2019
Overall 4.48 20 6 2021
Tariff Rate Score 3.65 47 4 2021
Duty Free Score 5.35 18 4 2021
Tariff Line Score 4.44 72 13 2021
Overall 4.64 25 9 2023
Tariff Rate Score 3.65 46 4 2023
Duty Free Score 5.37 20 6 2023
Tariff Line Score 4.9 72 13 2023
Overall 5.47 50 14 2025
Tariff Rate Score 3.6 55 4 2025
Duty Free Score 5.32 25 6 2025
Tariff Line Score 7.49 105 22 2025
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Costa Rica - NTBs View Expanded

Statistic Score Global Region
Overall 1.25 56 15
Applied on All Partners 1.48 63 17
Applied Bilaterally 1.03 51 14
Statistic Score Global Region

Costa Rica - Services

Statistic Score Global Region
Overall 2.13 12 1
Professional 2.06 15 4
Entertainment 2.25 17 1
Telecom 2.12 19 2
Construction 1.81 2 1
Statistic Score Global Region

Costa Rica - Facilitation View Expanded Digital

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 4.85 41 3 2019
Property Rights 3.43 27 2 2019
Logistics 5.97 62 8 2019
Digital 2.47 10 3 2019
RTAs 7.53 45 6 2019
Overall 4.84 44 3 2021
Property Rights 3.59 33 2 2021
Logistics 7.09 66 8 2021
Digital 1.19 4 2 2021
RTAs 7.48 44 6 2021
Overall 5.04 48 3 2023
Property Rights 4.29 42 3 2023
Logistics 6.92 66 7 2023
Digital 1.6 25 7 2023
RTAs 7.34 45 4 2023
Overall 5.03 56 5 2025
Property Rights 4.2 43 3 2025
Logistics 6.72 67 9 2025
Digital 1.95 69 18 2025
RTAs 7.26 48 6 2025
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Costa Rica - NTBs Imposed on All Partners

Statistic Score Global Region
Subscore 1.48 63 17
Export Subsidies 1 5 7
Quantitative Restrictions 1.93 101 20
Safeguards 1.75 98 23
SPS 1.38 70 18
TRQ 1.37 73 17
Statistic Score Global Region

Costa Rica - Bilateral NTBs

Statistic Score Global Region
Subscore 1.03 51 14
AntiDumping 1.02 60 16
CVD 1 4 7
Quantitative Restrictions 1 5 9
SPS 1.12 66 17
Statistic Score Global Region

Costa Rica - Digital

Statistic Score Global Region
Subscore 1.95 69 18
Tax 1 5 4
Moderation 1 5 9
Content Localization 2.56 78 21
Security Barriers 1 4 7
Data Flows 1 4 9
Onerous Barriers 2.09 73 20
Statistic Score Global Region