Congo vs Ethiopia: Tax revenue
Congo
6.5%
in 2021
Ethiopia
3.4%
in 2024
Congo rank
150th
Ethiopia rank
152nd
Tax revenue over time
- Congo
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 6.5% against 3.4% in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.9 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 150th and Ethiopia ranks 152nd of 157 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 8.4% | 1.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.3% | 0.7% | Congo |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 5.8% | 1.7% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Congo or Ethiopia?
- Congo, at 6.5% against 3.4% in Ethiopia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Congo and Ethiopia?
- 3.1%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ethiopia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for tax revenue?
- Congo ranks 150th and Ethiopia ranks 152nd 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.