Costa Rica vs Ghana: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Costa Rica
5.3%
in 2023
Ghana
5.4%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
116th
Ghana rank
113th
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 5.4% against 5.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 116th and Ghana ranks 113th of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.5% | 0.3% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.4% | 0.4% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp, Costa Rica or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 5.4% against 5.3% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Ghana rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th and Ghana ranks 113th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations 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
Tax revenue on incomes, profits and capital gains divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.