Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Costa Rica
5.3%
in 2023
Nigeria
5.2%
in 2007
Costa Rica rank
116th
Nigeria rank
118th
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5.3% against 5.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Nigeria ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 116th and Nigeria ranks 118th of 184 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 3.2% | 0.9% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 5.9% | 2.6% | Nigeria |
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 Nigeria?
- Costa Rica, at 5.3% against 5.2% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2007.
- How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th and Nigeria ranks 118th 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.