Costa Rica vs Türkiye: Tax revenue as share of GDP
Costa Rica
24.1%
in 2017
Türkiye
24.9%
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Türkiye rank
41st
Tax revenue as share of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 24.9% against 24.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Türkiye ranks 41st of 77 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 17.7% | 2.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 23.8% | 1.7% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 25.1% | 1.7% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Costa Rica or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 24.9% against 24.1% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Costa Rica and Türkiye?
- 0.8%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Türkiye?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Türkiye rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Türkiye ranks 41st of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as 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
The level of total tax revenues as a percentage of GDP. Total tax include sub-national revenues, and compulsory social security contributions paid to the general government.