Costa Rica vs Mexico: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), gaps filled over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.65 trillion current LCU against 2.07 trillion current LCU in Mexico, a difference of 1.59 trillion current LCU.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.8 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 26th of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.12 billion current LCU | 71.38 million current LCU | 1.05 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 11.00 billion current LCU | 12.69 billion current LCU | 1.69 billion current LCU | Mexico |
| 1990s | 158.17 billion current LCU | 173.09 billion current LCU | 14.92 billion current LCU | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.09 trillion current LCU | 529.86 billion current LCU | 555.16 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.12 trillion current LCU | 958.03 billion current LCU | 1.16 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3.14 trillion current LCU | 1.68 trillion current LCU | 1.46 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
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 Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 3.65 trillion current LCU against 2.07 trillion current LCU in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 1.59 trillion current LCU, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 26th 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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About this data
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.