Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Customs and other import duties
Customs and other import duties over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.8% against 2.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 106th of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 24.4% | 6.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 22.3% | 15.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher customs and other import duties, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 2.8% against 2.5% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in customs and other import duties between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for customs and other import duties?
- Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 106th 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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About this data
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.