Argentina vs Costa Rica: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Argentina
49.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica
37.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Argentina rank
24th
Costa Rica rank
27th
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 49.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 37.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 11.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Argentina ranks 24th and Costa Rica ranks 27th of 157 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0452 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 13.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 13.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1615 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 40.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 39.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.8364 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 39.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 38.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 16.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 41.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 25.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Argentina or Costa Rica?
- Argentina, at 49.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 37.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 11.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Argentina ranks 24th and Costa Rica ranks 27th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.