Belgium vs Costa Rica: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
Belgium
56.8%
in 2019
Costa Rica
52.2%
in 2019
Belgium rank
164th
Costa Rica rank
166th
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score over time
- Belgium
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 56.8% against 52.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Belgium ranks 164th and Costa Rica ranks 166th of 191 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.0% | 52.5% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 52.2% | 1.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score, Belgium or Costa Rica?
- Belgium, at 56.8% against 52.2% in Costa Rica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score between Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 4.6%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
- Belgium ranks 164th and Costa Rica ranks 166th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The score for total tax and contribution rate benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.