Costa Rica vs Zambia: Taxes on exports
Taxes on exports over time
- Costa Rica
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.8 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 31st of 76 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 0.1% | 3.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on exports, Costa Rica or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on exports between Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for taxes on exports?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 31st 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.