Costa Rica vs Germany: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time
- Costa Rica
- Germany
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5.97 Factor of average annual wage against 4.42 Factor of average annual wage in Germany, a difference of 1.55 Factor of average annual wage.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 10th and Germany ranks 11th of 29 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.38 Factor of average annual wage | 2.97 Factor of average annual wage | 0.5912 Factor of average annual wage | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.48 Factor of average annual wage | 5.67 Factor of average annual wage | 3.19 Factor of average annual wage | Germany |
| 2020s | 6.25 Factor of average annual wage | 5 Factor of average annual wage | 1.25 Factor of average annual wage | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top, Costa Rica or Germany?
- Costa Rica, at 5.97 Factor of average annual wage against 4.42 Factor of average annual wage in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Costa Rica and Germany?
- 1.55 Factor of average annual wage, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Germany?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Germany rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th and Germany ranks 11th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A single person without dependants based on the earnings level where the top statutory personal income tax rate first applies. The marginal tax rates are derived on the basis of a unit increase in gross wage earnings at the threshold. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household