Costa Rica vs Grenada: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Costa Rica
24.9%
in 2023
Grenada
23.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
64th
Grenada rank
67th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Costa Rica
- Grenada
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 24.9% against 23.7% in Grenada, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Grenada's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 64th and Grenada ranks 67th of 187 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Grenada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 17.8% | 1.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 18.6% | 3.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 19.9% | 3.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 22.0% | 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, Costa Rica or Grenada?
- Costa Rica, at 24.9% against 23.7% in Grenada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Costa Rica and Grenada?
- 1.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Grenada?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Grenada rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th and Grenada ranks 67th 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.