Costa Rica vs South Korea: Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Costa Rica
13.5%
in 2024
South Korea
13.3%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
102nd
South Korea rank
103rd
Tax revenue (% of GDP) over time
- Costa Rica
- South Korea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 13.5% against 13.3% in South Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 102nd and South Korea ranks 103rd of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.4% | 12.8% | 0.5% | South Korea |
| 1980s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 12.4% | 0.2% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 13.3% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 13.4% | 0.2% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 14.9% | 1.5% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Costa Rica or South Korea?
- Costa Rica, at 13.5% against 13.3% in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and South Korea rank globally for tax revenue?
- Costa Rica ranks 102nd and South Korea ranks 103rd 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.