Costa Rica’s Ministry of Finance has announced a 0.03% increase in the single tax rate on fuels, as mandated by Law 8.114 of 2001. This tax is applied at fixed rates per litre based on the type of fuel.
However, despite this adjustment, the specific tax amounts for each fuel type remain unchanged.
Under the transitional provision of Law 10.110 of 2022, the single tax on LPG fuel will remain unchanged for the next six years, until 2028.
The reduction was enacted through Executive Decree No. 44973-H, published in the Official Gazette on 28 April 2025, and set to take effect on 1 May 2025.
| Type of fuel per litre | New amount (CRC) | Previous amount (CRC) |
| Regular gasoline | 262.75 | 262.75 |
| Super gasoline | 275.00 | 275.00 |
| Diesel | 155.50 | 155.50 |
| Asphalt | 53.25 | 53.25 |
| Asphalt emulsion | 40.50 | 40.50 |
| Bunker | 25.50 | 25.50 |
| LPG | 24.00 | 24.00 |
| Jet fuel A1 | 157.50 | 157.50 |
| Av gas | 262.75 | 262.75 |
| Kerosene | 75.00 | 75.00 |
| Heavy diesel | 51.50 | 51.50 |
| Heavy naphtha | 38.00 | 38.00 |
| Light naphtha | 38.00 | 38.00 |
Earlier, the Ministry of Finance had reduced the single tax rates on fuels by 0.34%, effective from 1 November 2024.
