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

Costa Rica
2.49 million National currency
in 2022
Sweden
1.12 million National currency
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
6th
Sweden rank
7th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M199520102025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.49 million National currency against 1.12 million National currency in Sweden, a difference of 1.37 million National currency.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.2 times Sweden's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 7th of 30 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 369,904 National currency 559,695 National currency 189,791 National currency Sweden
2010s 1.26 million National currency 745,584 National currency 517,101 National currency Costa Rica
2020s 2.31 million National currency 971,353 National currency 1.34 million 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 Sweden?
Costa Rica, at 2.49 million National currency against 1.12 million National currency in Sweden as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Costa Rica and Sweden?
1.37 million National currency, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 7th of 30 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 income. 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 income
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 1,309 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