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
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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About this data
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.