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

Costa Rica
235,836 National currency
in 2022
Iceland
100,087 National currency
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
3rd
Iceland rank
4th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 235,836 National currency against 100,087 National currency in Iceland, a difference of 135,749 National currency.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.4 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 4th 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 Iceland Difference Ahead
2000s 27,283 National currency 18,579 National currency 8,703 National currency Costa Rica
2010s 123,643 National currency 42,342 National currency 81,301 National currency Costa Rica
2020s 210,312 National currency 71,525 National currency 138,787 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 Iceland?
Costa Rica, at 235,836 National currency against 100,087 National currency in Iceland as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Costa Rica and Iceland?
135,749 National currency, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 4th 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 land, buildings or other structures. 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 land, buildings or other structures
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
37 places, 1,126 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