Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Cameroon
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 8.3% against 8.1% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Cameroon ranks 100th and Costa Rica ranks 97th of 154 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 8.6% | 5.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 8.4% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.9% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 8.3% against 8.1% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Cameroon ranks 100th and Costa Rica ranks 97th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.