Costa Rica vs United States: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues over time
- Costa Rica
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 25.62 Percentage of GDP against 24.84 Percentage of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.78 Percentage of GDP.
Across all 35 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 54th and United States ranks 52nd of 135 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.76 Percentage of GDP | 26.67 Percentage of GDP | 6.91 Percentage of GDP | United States |
| 2000s | 22.07 Percentage of GDP | 25.8 Percentage of GDP | 3.73 Percentage of GDP | United States |
| 2010s | 22.89 Percentage of GDP | 25.03 Percentage of GDP | 2.14 Percentage of GDP | United States |
| 2020s | 24.47 Percentage of GDP | 26.33 Percentage of GDP | 1.85 Percentage of GDP | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues, Costa Rica or United States?
- United States, at 25.62 Percentage of GDP against 24.84 Percentage of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues between Costa Rica and United States?
- 0.78 Percentage of GDP, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Costa Rica ranks 54th and United States ranks 52nd of 135 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.