Costa Rica vs Lithuania: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions

Costa Rica
32.7%
in 2019
Lithuania
35.2%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
17th
Lithuania rank
14th

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lithuania
010203040200520122019

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 35.2% against 32.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 17th and Lithuania ranks 14th of 190 countries.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lithuania Difference Ahead
2000s 32.3% 35.2% 2.9% Lithuania
2010s 32.6% 35.2% 2.6% Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: labor tax and contributions, Costa Rica or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 35.2% against 32.7% in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: labor tax and contributions between Costa Rica and Lithuania?
2.5%, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lithuania?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Lithuania rank globally for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Lithuania ranks 14th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits)
Unit
% of profits
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The labor tax and contributions measures all government mandated labor contributions that are borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.