Costa Rica vs Madagascar: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled

Costa Rica
3.65 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Madagascar
4.74 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
24th
Madagascar rank
21st

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 4.74 trillion current LCU against 3.65 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.09 trillion current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 21st of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 82.40 billion current LCU 34.05 billion current LCU 48.35 billion current LCU Costa Rica
2000s 1.04 trillion current LCU 343.54 billion current LCU 699.03 billion current LCU Costa Rica
2010s 2.12 trillion current LCU 1.88 trillion current LCU 243.97 billion current LCU Costa Rica
2020s 3.14 trillion current LCU 3.47 trillion current LCU 330.67 billion current LCU Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled, Costa Rica or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 4.74 trillion current LCU against 3.65 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled between Costa Rica and Madagascar?
1.09 trillion current LCU, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Madagascar?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Madagascar rank globally for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled?
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 21st of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled
Unit
current LCU
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,685 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) with 50 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.