How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Portugal: Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax

Costa Rica

9.04 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Portugal

10.52 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

21st

Portugal rank

18th

Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax over time

Costa Rica
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 10.52 Percentage of GDP against 9.04 Percentage of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.48 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 18th of 33 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.72 Percentage of GDP	7.56 Percentage of GDP	1.85 Percentage of GDP	Portugal
2000s	6.56 Percentage of GDP	8.21 Percentage of GDP	1.66 Percentage of GDP	Portugal
2010s	7.67 Percentage of GDP	9.02 Percentage of GDP	1.35 Percentage of GDP	Portugal
2020s	8.76 Percentage of GDP	10.35 Percentage of GDP	1.59 Percentage of GDP	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax, Costa Rica or Portugal?: Portugal, at 10.52 Percentage of GDP against 9.04 Percentage of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax between Costa Rica and Portugal?: 1.48 Percentage of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax?: Costa Rica ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 18th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue
Unit: Percentage of GDP
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 36 places, 1,787 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026

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