Costa Rica vs United States: Customs and other import duties
Customs and other import duties over time
- Costa Rica
- United States
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in United States, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 103rd and United States ranks 105th of 151 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.3% | 2.3% | 16.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 20.9% | 2.6% | 18.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 2.3% | 15.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 1.8% | 4.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.2% | 2.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 3.0% | 0.1% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher customs and other import duties, Costa Rica or United States?
- Costa Rica, at 2.8% against 2.6% in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in customs and other import duties between Costa Rica and United States?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for customs and other import duties?
- Costa Rica ranks 103rd and United States ranks 105th 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.
Individual pages
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.