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

Costa Rica
3.57 million National currency
in 2022
United States
1.10 million National currency
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
5th
United States rank
7th

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

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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3.57 million National currency against 1.10 million National currency in United States, a difference of 2.47 million National currency.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.2 times United States's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 5th and United States ranks 7th 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 United States Difference Ahead
2000s 944,416 National currency 496,999 National currency 447,417 National currency Costa Rica
2010s 2.29 million National currency 706,256 National currency 1.58 million National currency Costa Rica
2020s 3.12 million National currency 958,347 National currency 2.16 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 United States?
Costa Rica, at 3.57 million National currency against 1.10 million National currency in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Costa Rica and United States?
2.47 million National currency, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
Costa Rica ranks 5th and United States ranks 7th 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