Costa Rica vs Mexico: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current

Costa Rica
2.98 million National currency
in 2022
Mexico
2.73 million National currency
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
6th
Mexico rank
7th

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
01.0M2.0M3.0M200020122024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.98 million National currency against 2.73 million National currency in Mexico, a difference of 249,630 National currency.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Mexico ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 6th and Mexico ranks 7th of 31 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 514,215 National currency 570,158 National currency 55,944 National currency Mexico
2010s 1.54 million National currency 1.27 million National currency 268,019 National currency Costa Rica
2020s 2.71 million National currency 2.01 million National currency 701,657 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 — current, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Costa Rica, at 2.98 million National currency against 2.73 million National currency in Mexico as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current between Costa Rica and Mexico?
249,630 National currency, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current?
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Mexico ranks 7th of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current taxes on income, wealth, etc.. 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 — Current taxes on income, wealth, etc.
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 1,324 data points, 1970–2025
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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