Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Revenue, excluding grants
Costa Rica
27.4%
in 2024
El Salvador
27.3%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
64th
El Salvador rank
65th
Revenue, excluding grants over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 27.4% against 27.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 64th and El Salvador ranks 65th of 157 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 14.4% | 7.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 19.5% | 3.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 22.8% | 1.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 26.8% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 27.4% against 27.3% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in revenue, excluding grants between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for revenue, excluding grants?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th and El Salvador ranks 65th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.