Costa Rica vs Egypt: Taxes on exports
Taxes on exports over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Egypt, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Egypt ranks 35th of 76 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.9% | 3.1% | 10.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 17.6% | 1.1% | 16.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 0.0% | 12.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on exports, Costa Rica or Egypt?
- Costa Rica, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on exports between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2011.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for taxes on exports?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and Egypt ranks 35th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). 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 as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.