Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Tax revenue

Congo
6.5%
in 2021
Equatorial Guinea
6.6%
in 2022
Congo rank
150th
Equatorial Guinea rank
149th

Tax revenue over time

  • Congo
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 6.6% against 6.5% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Congo ranks 150th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 6.4% 9.4% 3.1% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 9.0% 7.9% 1.0% Congo
2020s 7.4% 6.7% 0.7% Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Congo or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 6.6% against 6.5% in Congo as of 2022.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
0.1%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
How do Congo and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for tax revenue?
Congo ranks 150th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.