Costa Rica vs Iceland: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
-0.72 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iceland
-1.47 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
176th
Iceland rank
179th
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Iceland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -0.72 % change on previous year against -1.47 % change on previous year in Iceland, a difference of 0.75 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 176th and Iceland ranks 179th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.15 % change on previous year | 10.67 % change on previous year | 9.48 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 15.45 % change on previous year | 5.87 % change on previous year | 9.58 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 6.62 % change on previous year | 6.96 % change on previous year | 0.3334 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 2020s | 6.26 % change on previous year | 8.82 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Iceland?
- Costa Rica, at -0.72 % change on previous year against -1.47 % change on previous year in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 0.75 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 176th and Iceland ranks 179th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.