Costa Rica vs Denmark: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP
Costa Rica
2.9%
in 2017
Denmark
3.0%
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
66th
Denmark rank
65th
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Denmark ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Denmark ranks 65th of 163 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 1.9% | 1.7% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 2.2% | 0.8% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Denmark |
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, Costa Rica or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp between Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th and Denmark ranks 65th 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
Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.