Costa Rica vs European Union: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise

Costa Rica
113,437 National currency
in 2022
European Union
291,448 National currency
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
3rd
European Union rank
2nd

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise over time

  • Costa Rica
  • European Union
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199520092024

How they compare

European Union currently reports 291,448 National currency against 113,437 National currency in Costa Rica, a difference of 178,011 National currency.

That makes European Union's figure about 2.6 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, European Union has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 3rd and European Union ranks 2nd of 27 countries.

European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica European Union Difference Ahead
2000s 145,065 National currency 251,449 National currency 106,384 National currency European Union
2010s 110,396 National currency 298,076 National currency 187,680 National currency European Union
2020s 92,923 National currency 297,732 National currency 204,809 National currency European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise, Costa Rica or European Union?
European Union, at 291,448 National currency against 113,437 National currency in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise between Costa Rica and European Union?
178,011 National currency, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and European Union?
15 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and European Union rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise?
Costa Rica ranks 3rd and European Union ranks 2nd of 27 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise duties and consumption taxes. 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 — Excise duties and consumption taxes
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 1,172 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