Australia vs Costa Rica: Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues

Australia
29.87 Percentage of GDP
in 2023
Costa Rica
24.84 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
28th
Costa Rica rank
31st

Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues over time

  • Australia
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 29.87 Percentage of GDP against 24.84 Percentage of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.03 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 28th and Costa Rica ranks 31st of 35 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 27.95 Percentage of GDP 19.76 Percentage of GDP 8.19 Percentage of GDP Australia
2000s 28.95 Percentage of GDP 22.07 Percentage of GDP 6.88 Percentage of GDP Australia
2010s 27.2 Percentage of GDP 22.89 Percentage of GDP 4.31 Percentage of GDP Australia
2020s 29.17 Percentage of GDP 24.38 Percentage of GDP 4.79 Percentage of GDP Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues, Australia or Costa Rica?
Australia, at 29.87 Percentage of GDP against 24.84 Percentage of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues between Australia and Costa Rica?
5.03 Percentage of GDP, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues?
Australia ranks 28th and Costa Rica ranks 31st of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
41 places, 2,087 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Internationally comparable tax revenue data for OECD countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-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.