Costa Rica vs Mexico: Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled

Costa Rica
6.71 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Mexico
4.97 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
26th
Mexico rank
28th

Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
02.0T4.0T6.0T197219982024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 6.71 trillion current LCU against 4.97 trillion current LCU in Mexico, a difference of 1.74 trillion current LCU.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 26th and Mexico ranks 28th of 157 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 2.47 billion current LCU 146.50 million current LCU 2.33 billion current LCU Costa Rica
1980s 27.77 billion current LCU 16.39 billion current LCU 11.38 billion current LCU Costa Rica
1990s 257.19 billion current LCU 233.13 billion current LCU 24.05 billion current LCU Costa Rica
2000s 1.80 trillion current LCU 1.02 trillion current LCU 776.79 billion current LCU Costa Rica
2010s 3.83 trillion current LCU 2.21 trillion current LCU 1.61 trillion current LCU Costa Rica
2020s 5.96 trillion current LCU 4.08 trillion current LCU 1.89 trillion current LCU Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Costa Rica, at 6.71 trillion current LCU against 4.97 trillion current LCU in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled between Costa Rica and Mexico?
1.74 trillion current LCU, with Costa Rica 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 tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled?
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Mexico ranks 28th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled
Unit
current LCU
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,761 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Tax revenue (current LCU) with 50 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.