Colombia vs Costa Rica: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Colombia
25.2%
in 2023
Costa Rica
24.9%
in 2023
Colombia rank
63rd
Costa Rica rank
64th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 25.2% against 24.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Colombia ranks 63rd and Costa Rica ranks 64th of 187 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.1% | 19.8% | 6.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 22.1% | 4.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 22.9% | 3.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 24.4% | 2.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Colombia, at 25.2% against 24.9% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.3%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Colombia ranks 63rd and Costa Rica ranks 64th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.