Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Cameroon
62.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Costa Rica
69.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Cameroon rank
31st
Costa Rica rank
29th

Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Cameroon
  • Costa Rica
020406080100197219982024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 69.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 62.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Cameroon, a difference of 6.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 31st and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 35.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP 21.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP 14.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP Cameroon
2010s 65.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP 72.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP 6.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 62.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP 78.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP 15.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 69.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 62.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
6.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
18 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Cameroon ranks 31st and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,680 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.