Costa Rica vs Rwanda: Tax revenue
Costa Rica
13.5%
in 2024
Rwanda
13.1%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
102nd
Rwanda rank
105th
Tax revenue over time
- Costa Rica
- Rwanda
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 13.5% against 13.1% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 102nd and Rwanda ranks 105th of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.5% | 9.8% | 2.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 12.7% | 10.6% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 9.0% | 2.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 13.9% | 0.6% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 13.8% | 0.3% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Costa Rica or Rwanda?
- Costa Rica, at 13.5% against 13.1% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Costa Rica and Rwanda?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Rwanda?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Rwanda rank globally for tax revenue?
- Costa Rica ranks 102nd and Rwanda ranks 105th 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.