Costa Rica vs Egypt: Taxes on international trade
Costa Rica
4.0%
in 2024
Egypt
4.1%
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
79th
Egypt rank
78th
Taxes on international trade over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.1% against 4.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Egypt ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 79th and Egypt ranks 78th of 154 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.9% | 25.8% | 4.9% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 25.8% | 15.7% | 10.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 10.8% | 4.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 6.2% | 1.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Costa Rica or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 4.1% against 4.0% in Costa Rica as of 2015.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th and Egypt ranks 78th 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.