Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 4.0% against 3.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 79th and Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd of 154 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 22.7% | 9.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 23.8% | 19.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 5.3% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 4.8% | 0.9% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 4.0% against 3.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th and Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd 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.