Australia vs Costa Rica: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business

Australia
15,532 National currency
in 2024
Costa Rica
123,128 National currency
in 2022
Australia rank
4th
Costa Rica rank
2nd

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business over time

  • Australia
  • Costa Rica
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199820112024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 123,128 National currency against 15,532 National currency in Australia, a difference of 107,596 National currency.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 7.9 times Australia's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 4th and Costa Rica ranks 2nd of 25 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 2,188 National currency 23,370 National currency 21,181 National currency Costa Rica
2010s 8,487 National currency 86,002 National currency 77,516 National currency Costa Rica
2020s 12,420 National currency 118,274 National currency 105,854 National currency Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business, Australia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 123,128 National currency against 15,532 National currency in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business between Australia and Costa Rica?
107,596 National currency, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business?
Australia ranks 4th and Costa Rica ranks 2nd of 25 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business and professional licences. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business and professional licences
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 1,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org