Bahrain vs Costa Rica: Taxes on international trade
Bahrain
4.1%
in 2020
Costa Rica
4.0%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
77th
Costa Rica rank
79th
Taxes on international trade over time
- Bahrain
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 4.1% against 4.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bahrain ranks 77th and Costa Rica ranks 79th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 13.5% | 3.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.8% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 5.0% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 0.5% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Bahrain or Costa Rica?
- Bahrain, at 4.1% against 4.0% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Bahrain and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Costa Rica?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Bahrain and Costa Rica rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Bahrain ranks 77th and Costa Rica ranks 79th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (% 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 international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.