Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
37.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sri Lanka
34.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Sri Lanka rank
35th
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 37.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 34.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 11.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 31.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 43.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 19.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 23.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
- Costa Rica, at 37.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 34.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 3.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.