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

Costa Rica
3.57 million National currency
in 2022
European Union
1.87 million National currency
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
5th
European Union rank
2nd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • European Union
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199520092024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3.57 million National currency against 1.87 million National currency in European Union, a difference of 1.70 million National currency.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.9 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2006 it was European Union ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 5th and European Union ranks 2nd of 31 countries.

Costa Rica 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 1.41 million National currency 1.16 million National currency 252,188 National currency Costa Rica
2010s 2.29 million National currency 1.37 million National currency 922,585 National currency Costa Rica
2020s 2.57 million National currency 1.47 million National currency 1.10 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 European Union?
Costa Rica, at 3.57 million National currency against 1.87 million National currency in European Union as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Costa Rica and European Union?
1.70 million National currency, with Costa Rica 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 — taxes on?
Costa Rica ranks 5th and European Union ranks 2nd of 31 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. 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
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 1,318 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