Costa Rica vs Malawi: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Costa Rica
- Malawi
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.18 trillion current LCU against 1.57 trillion current LCU in Malawi, a difference of 610.08 billion current LCU.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 30th of 153 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 687.42 billion current LCU | 51.59 billion current LCU | 635.83 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.13 trillion current LCU | 235.50 billion current LCU | 894.17 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.00 trillion current LCU | 889.70 billion current LCU | 1.11 trillion 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 Malawi?
- Costa Rica, at 2.18 trillion current LCU against 1.57 trillion current LCU in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Costa Rica and Malawi?
- 610.08 billion current LCU, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malawi?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Malawi rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 30th 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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About this data
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.