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
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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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Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,619 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.