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

Costa Rica
655,428 National currency
in 2022
Sweden
604,381 National currency
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Sweden rank
2nd

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199520102025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 655,428 National currency against 604,381 National currency in Sweden, a difference of 51,047 National currency.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 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 1st and Sweden ranks 2nd of 23 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 133,589 National currency 274,775 National currency 141,186 National currency Sweden
2010s 422,200 National currency 379,715 National currency 42,485 National currency Costa Rica
2020s 592,263 National currency 483,461 National currency 108,802 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 — total, Costa Rica or Sweden?
Costa Rica, at 655,428 National currency against 604,381 National currency in Sweden as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total between Costa Rica and Sweden?
51,047 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 — total?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 2nd of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total wage bill and payroll 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 — Total wage bill and payroll taxes
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
31 places, 925 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