Costa Rica vs Somalia: Tax revenue

Costa Rica
6.71 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Somalia
7.53 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
26th
Somalia rank
24th

Tax revenue over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 7.53 trillion current LCU against 6.71 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica, a difference of 827.35 billion current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 24th of 157 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Somalia Difference Ahead
2010s 4.78 trillion current LCU 3.98 trillion current LCU 801.91 billion current LCU Costa Rica
2020s 5.96 trillion current LCU 5.28 trillion current LCU 680.92 billion current LCU Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Costa Rica or Somalia?
Somalia, at 7.53 trillion current LCU against 6.71 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Costa Rica and Somalia?
827.35 billion current LCU, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Somalia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Somalia rank globally for tax revenue?
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 24th 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

Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 4,711 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.