Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services)
Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 8.5% against 8.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 96th and Paraguay ranks 93rd of 154 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 6.6% | 4.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.8% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.8% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 8.5% against 8.3% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.2%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Costa Rica ranks 96th and Paraguay ranks 93rd 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.