Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Tax revenue
Costa Rica
13.5%
in 2024
Ecuador
13.1%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
102nd
Ecuador rank
104th
Tax revenue over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 13.5% against 13.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 102nd and Ecuador ranks 104th of 157 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.3% | 14.4% | 1.1% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.9% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 13.5% against 13.1% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for tax revenue?
- Costa Rica ranks 102nd and Ecuador ranks 104th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). 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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.