Congo vs Costa Rica: Taxes on exports

Congo
8.33 billion current LCU
in 2021
Costa Rica
10.93 billion current LCU
in 2024
Congo rank
16th
Costa Rica rank
14th

Taxes on exports over time

  • Congo
  • Costa Rica
05.0B10.0B15.0B197219982024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 10.93 billion current LCU against 8.33 billion current LCU in Congo, a difference of 2.59 billion current LCU.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Congo ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 77 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 80.37 million current LCU 2.86 billion current LCU 2.78 billion current LCU Costa Rica
2010s 2.43 billion current LCU 4.76 billion current LCU 2.33 billion current LCU Costa Rica
2020s 7.59 billion current LCU 10.64 billion current LCU 3.05 billion current LCU Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on exports, Congo or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 10.93 billion current LCU against 8.33 billion current LCU in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on exports between Congo and Costa Rica?
2.59 billion current LCU, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Costa Rica?
18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
How do Congo and Costa Rica rank globally for taxes on exports?
Congo ranks 16th 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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About this data

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.