Distribution of the FEES

Agreed Amount of the FEES and the Transfer to the UTN, relationship with the Nominal GDP and growth rates, 2010-2022 (million colones).

YearPIB Nominal1/∆ PIBFEESFEES/PIBFEES VariationUTN TransferT.UTN/PIBT. UTN variation
Total∆ Real∆ IPCTotal∆ Real∆ IPC
201019.802.010,5912,3%226.211,141,142%16,00 %10,18 %5,82 %7.167,930,036%n.a

201121.623.524,569,2%252.768,321,169%11,74 %7,00 %4,74 %14.000,000,065%95,31 %90,57 %4,74 %
201223.752.868,579,8%281.963,061,187%11,55 %7,00 %4,55 %19.000,000,080%35,71 %31,16 %4,55 %
201325.462.954,647,2%317.560,081,247%12,62 %8,94 %3,68 %23.000,000,090%21,05 %17,37 %3,68 %
201428.001.327,6210,0%359.978,501,286%13,36 %8,23 %5,13 %25.139,320,090%9,30 %4,17 %5,13 %
201530.171.918,867,8%410.488,101,360%14,03 %14,84 %-0,81 %28.000,000,093%11,38 %12,19 %-0,81 %
201632.056.288,216,2%440.773,251,375%7,38 %6,61 %0,77 %30.065,790,094%7,38 %6,61 %0,77 %
201734.343.647,507,1%478.560,001,393%8,57 %6,00 %2,57 %32.645,440,095%8,57 %6,00 %2,57 %
201836.014.718,704,9%496.266,721,378%3,70 %1,67 %2,03 %33.853,330,094%3,70 %1,67 %2,03 %
2019a/37.832.149,805,0%501.154,721,325%0,98 %-0,54 %1,52 %34.868,920,092%3,00 %1,48 %1,52 %
2020b/36.495.246,10-3,5%474.581,511,300%-5,30 %-6,19 %0,89 %35.677,880,098%2,32 %1,43 %0,89 %
2021c/40.112.924,809,9%490.114,011,222%3,27 %-0,03 %3,30 %34.100,740,085%-4,42 %-7,72 %3,30 %
202244.716.666,9011,5%522.822,671,169%6,67 %-1,21 %7,88 %36.376,520,081%6,67 %-1,21 %7,88 %

a/ For 2019, the amount of the FEES agreed in the Liaison Commission was ¢ 511 154.72 million. However, this was reduced by the Legislative Assembly by ¢ 10 billion. The State University Higher Education Institutions filed an appeal of unconstitutionality for this reduction.

b/ In 2020, the amount of the FEES initially agreed was ¢ 512 781.51 million. However, the State University Higher Education Institutions agreed to give a solicitous contribution to the country for the attention of the COVID-19 pandemic, among others, of ¢ 38 200 million of the FEES.

c/ These figures correspond to the budgeted amounts, the agreed amounts were higher (FEES = ¢ 515 909.48 million and Transf.UTN = ¢ 35 895.52 million) but it was agreed in a postponement for that year of 5%. For the 2022 calculation, this postponement does not affect the calculation base.

1/ Nominal GDP figures published by the Central Bank on its website, according to consultation of January 18, 2023.

Source of Information:

Ministry of Finance, National Budget of the Republic.

Liaison Commission, Financing Agreements of the IESUE.

Central Bank of Costa Rica: https://gee.bccr.fi.cr/indicadoreseconomicos/Cuadros/frmVerCatCuadro.aspx?idioma=1&CodCuadro=%205782

Prepared by: OPES-Institutional Development Area.

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