Costa Rica vs Mexico: Customs and other import duties

Costa Rica
2.8%
in 2024
Mexico
2.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
103rd
Mexico rank
102nd

Customs and other import duties over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
010203040197219982024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 2.8% against 2.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Mexico ranks 102nd of 151 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 18.3% 10.2% 8.1% Costa Rica
1980s 20.9% 6.2% 14.6% Costa Rica
1990s 17.9% 7.3% 10.6% Costa Rica
2000s 6.2% 3.6% 2.6% Costa Rica
2010s 4.5% 2.0% 2.5% Costa Rica
2020s 2.9% 2.3% 0.6% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher customs and other import duties, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Mexico, at 2.8% against 2.8% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in customs and other import duties between Costa Rica and Mexico?
0.0%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
46 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for customs and other import duties?
Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Mexico ranks 102nd of 151 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue)
Unit
% of tax revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,868 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.