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

Australia
189,664 National currency
in 2024
Costa Rica
238,611 National currency
in 2022
Australia rank
7th
Costa Rica rank
6th

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

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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 238,611 National currency against 189,664 National currency in Australia, a difference of 48,947 National currency.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 81,933 National currency 135,021 National currency 53,088 National currency Costa Rica
2010s 115,821 National currency 185,852 National currency 70,031 National currency Costa Rica
2020s 156,409 National currency 205,593 National currency 49,184 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, Australia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 238,611 National currency against 189,664 National currency in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Australia and Costa Rica?
48,947 National currency, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
Australia ranks 7th and Costa Rica ranks 6th 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 products except Value Added Tax, import and export 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 — Taxes on products except Value Added Tax, import and export taxes
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
41 places, 1,256 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