Costa Rica vs Equatorial Guinea: Taxes on exports
Taxes on exports over time
- Costa Rica
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 10.93 billion current LCU against 3.16 billion current LCU in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 7.77 billion current LCU.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.5 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 17th of 77 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.93 billion current LCU | 2.70 billion current LCU | 1.22 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 5.11 billion current LCU | 4.79 billion current LCU | 318.93 million current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 11.30 billion current LCU | 2.81 billion current LCU | 8.49 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on exports, Costa Rica or Equatorial Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 10.93 billion current LCU against 3.16 billion current LCU in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on exports between Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea?
- 7.77 billion current LCU, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for taxes on exports?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 17th 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
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.