Costa Rica vs Kyrgyzstan: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
24.9%
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan
25.9%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
64th
Kyrgyzstan rank
61st
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 25.9% against 24.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 64th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 61st of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Kyrgyzstan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2% | 19.8% | 2.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 24.3% | 1.4% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 23.6% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 25.9% against 24.9% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
- 1.0%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 61st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.