Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate over time
- Cameroon
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 58.3% against 57.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 26th and Costa Rica ranks 25th of 190 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.3% | 58.1% | 7.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 58.3% | 5.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 58.3% against 57.7% in Cameroon as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 0.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate?
- Cameroon ranks 26th and Costa Rica ranks 25th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total tax and contribution rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t. The total amount of taxes and contributions borne is the sum of all the different taxes and contributions payable after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions. The taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected by the company and remitted to the tax authorities (such as VAT, sales tax or goods and service tax) but not borne by the company are excluded.