Costa Rica vs Samoa: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Costa Rica
15.3%
in 2024
Samoa
13.8%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
122nd
Samoa rank
124th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Costa Rica
- Samoa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 15.3% against 13.8% in Samoa, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Samoa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Samoa ranks 124th of 153 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.8% | 16.6% | 0.7% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.3% | 1.3% | 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 Samoa?
- Costa Rica, at 15.3% against 13.8% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 1.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Samoa ranks 124th 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 (% of revenue). 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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.