Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean - Comparative
Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean - Comparative over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 27.61 Percentage of GDP against 24.84 Percentage of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.77 Percentage of GDP.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 7th and Nicaragua ranks 5th of 29 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.47 Percentage of GDP | 12.06 Percentage of GDP | 7.41 Percentage of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 22.07 Percentage of GDP | 16.71 Percentage of GDP | 5.36 Percentage of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 22.89 Percentage of GDP | 22.15 Percentage of GDP | 0.7406 Percentage of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 24.47 Percentage of GDP | 27.03 Percentage of GDP | 2.56 Percentage of GDP | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 27.61 Percentage of GDP against 24.84 Percentage of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 2.77 Percentage of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th and Nicaragua ranks 5th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Internationally comparable tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenues as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.