Costa Rica vs Peru: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.0753 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Peru
0.0734 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
113th
Peru rank
116th
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0753 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0734 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Peru, a difference of 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 113th and Peru ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0861 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0799 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0841 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.0764 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0786 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0753 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0734 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 113th and Peru ranks 116th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), 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 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.