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
0204060200520122019

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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Indicator
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

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.