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

Costa Rica
123,128 National currency
in 2022
United States
72,536 National currency
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
2nd
United States rank
3rd

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business over time

  • Costa Rica
  • United States
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 123,128 National currency against 72,536 National currency in United States, a difference of 50,592 National currency.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.7 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 25 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica United States Difference Ahead
2000s 23,370 National currency 36,615 National currency 13,245 National currency United States
2010s 86,002 National currency 51,349 National currency 34,653 National currency Costa Rica
2020s 118,274 National currency 65,405 National currency 52,869 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, Costa Rica or United States?
Costa Rica, at 123,128 National currency against 72,536 National currency in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business between Costa Rica and United States?
50,592 National currency, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business?
Costa Rica ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd 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