Costa Rica vs Mexico: Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
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, 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 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?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th and Mexico ranks 28th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.