Costa Rica vs Madagascar: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

Costa Rica
2.18 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Madagascar
2.28 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
27th
Madagascar rank
25th

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 2.28 trillion current LCU against 2.18 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica, a difference of 100.04 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 25th of 153 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 25.71 billion current LCU 20.87 billion current LCU 4.84 billion current LCU Costa Rica
2000s 446.72 billion current LCU 251.64 billion current LCU 195.08 billion current LCU Costa Rica
2010s 1.13 trillion current LCU 791.18 billion current LCU 338.49 billion current LCU Costa Rica
2020s 2.00 trillion current LCU 1.78 trillion current LCU 211.74 billion current LCU Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Costa Rica or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 2.28 trillion current LCU against 2.18 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Costa Rica and Madagascar?
100.04 billion current LCU, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Madagascar?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Madagascar rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 25th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 4,587 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.