Costa Rica vs United Kingdom: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP
Costa Rica
2.9%
in 2017
United Kingdom
2.8%
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
66th
United Kingdom rank
68th
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.9% against 2.8% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 66th and United Kingdom ranks 68th of 163 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 3.4% | 3.2% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 2.6% | 1.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 3.2% | 0.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.1% | United Kingdom |
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 United Kingdom?
- Costa Rica, at 2.9% against 2.8% in United Kingdom as of 2017.
- What is the difference in revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp between Costa Rica and United Kingdom?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom rank globally for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th and United Kingdom ranks 68th 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.