What is the difference in tax revenue between Nicaragua and Peru?

5.06 billion current LCU, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?

32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.

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.

Nicaragua vs Peru: Tax revenue

Nicaragua

144.92 billion current LCU

in 2024

Peru

139.86 billion current LCU

in 2021

Nicaragua rank

81st

Peru rank

84th

Tax revenue over time

Nicaragua
Peru

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 144.92 billion current LCU against 139.86 billion current LCU in Peru, a difference of 5.06 billion current LCU.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 81st and Peru ranks 84th of 157 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.98 billion current LCU	13.34 billion current LCU	10.35 billion current LCU	Peru
2000s	13.51 billion current LCU	37.31 billion current LCU	23.80 billion current LCU	Peru
2010s	50.48 billion current LCU	89.40 billion current LCU	38.92 billion current LCU	Peru
2020s	84.20 billion current LCU	116.46 billion current LCU	32.26 billion current LCU	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Nicaragua or Peru?: Nicaragua, at 144.92 billion current LCU against 139.86 billion current LCU in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Nicaragua and Peru?: 5.06 billion current LCU, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Nicaragua and Peru rank globally for tax revenue?: Nicaragua ranks 81st and Peru ranks 84th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Nicaragua vs Peru: Tax revenue. Statizoid, drawing on Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/tax-revenue-current-lcu/nicaragua/peru/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/tax-revenue-current-lcu/nicaragua/peru/">Nicaragua vs Peru: Tax revenue</a> — Statizoid

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: 20 August 2026

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.