Brazil vs Costa Rica: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP

Brazil
2.8%
in 2017
Costa Rica
2.9%
in 2017
Brazil rank
67th
Costa Rica rank
66th

Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP over time

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
01234198019982017

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.9% against 2.8% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 67th and Costa Rica ranks 66th of 163 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 1.9% 1.4% 0.5% Brazil
2000s 3.2% 2.9% 0.3% Brazil
2010s 3.1% 2.6% 0.5% Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 2.9% against 2.8% in Brazil as of 2017.
What is the difference in revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp between Brazil and Costa Rica?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
Brazil ranks 67th and Costa Rica ranks 66th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,941 data points, 1980–2017
Last refreshed

Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.