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
010203040197219982024

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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Indicator
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,959 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.