Democratic Republic of Congo vs Costa Rica: Taxes on exports

Democratic Republic of Congo
31.66 billion current LCU
in 2022
Costa Rica
10.93 billion current LCU
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th
Costa Rica rank
14th

Taxes on exports over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 31.66 billion current LCU against 10.93 billion current LCU in Costa Rica, a difference of 20.73 billion current LCU.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.9 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 77 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 4.36 million current LCU 5.90 billion current LCU 5.90 billion current LCU Costa Rica
2000s 6.77 billion current LCU 2.51 billion current LCU 4.27 billion current LCU Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 9.06 billion current LCU 4.84 billion current LCU 4.21 billion current LCU Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 25.27 billion current LCU 11.30 billion current LCU 13.98 billion current LCU Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on exports, Democratic Republic of Congo or Costa Rica?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 31.66 billion current LCU against 10.93 billion current LCU in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in taxes on exports between Democratic Republic of Congo and Costa Rica?
20.73 billion current LCU, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Costa Rica?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Costa Rica rank globally for taxes on exports?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 77 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on exports (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on exports (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
77 places, 1,550 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. 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.