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
051015197219982024

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

Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 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 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.