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

Costa Rica
831,008 National currency
in 2022
Mexico
280,906 National currency
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
1st
Mexico rank
3rd

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k200020122024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 831,008 National currency against 280,906 National currency in Mexico, a difference of 550,102 National currency.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.0 times Mexico's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 3rd of 27 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 241,533 National currency 30,571 National currency 210,963 National currency Costa Rica
2010s 655,502 National currency 109,141 National currency 546,361 National currency Costa Rica
2020s 752,161 National currency 202,695 National currency 549,466 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 — taxes on, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Costa Rica, at 831,008 National currency against 280,906 National currency in Mexico as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Costa Rica and Mexico?
550,102 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 — taxes on?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 3rd 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 — Taxes on imports excluding Value Added Tax and duties. 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 — Taxes on imports excluding Value Added Tax and duties
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 981 data points, 1975–2025
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