Costa Rica vs United States of America: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues

Costa Rica
24.84 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
United States of America
25.62 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
54th
United States of America rank
52nd

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues over time

  • Costa Rica
  • United States of America
0102030199020072024

How they compare

United States of America 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 of America has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 54th and United States of America ranks 52nd of 135 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 19.76 Percentage of GDP 26.67 Percentage of GDP 6.91 Percentage of GDP United States of America
2000s 22.07 Percentage of GDP 25.8 Percentage of GDP 3.73 Percentage of GDP United States of America
2010s 22.89 Percentage of GDP 25.03 Percentage of GDP 2.14 Percentage of GDP United States of America
2020s 24.47 Percentage of GDP 26.33 Percentage of GDP 1.85 Percentage of GDP United States of America

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 of America?
United States of America, 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 of America?
0.78 Percentage of GDP, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States of America?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and United States of America rank globally for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
Costa Rica ranks 54th and United States of America 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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Indicator
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
146 places, 3,993 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.