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

Chile
20.48 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica
24.84 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Chile rank
33rd
Costa Rica rank
31st

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

  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 24.84 Percentage of GDP against 20.48 Percentage of GDP in Chile, a difference of 4.36 Percentage of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Chile ranks 33rd and Costa Rica ranks 31st of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 18.28 Percentage of GDP 19.76 Percentage of GDP 1.48 Percentage of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 19.89 Percentage of GDP 22.07 Percentage of GDP 2.18 Percentage of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 20.51 Percentage of GDP 22.89 Percentage of GDP 2.38 Percentage of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 21.33 Percentage of GDP 24.47 Percentage of GDP 3.14 Percentage of GDP Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues, Chile or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 24.84 Percentage of GDP against 20.48 Percentage of GDP in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues between Chile and Costa Rica?
4.36 Percentage of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues?
Chile ranks 33rd 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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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
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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.