Afghanistan vs Congo: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Afghanistan
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 13.8% against 8.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.6 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 146th and Congo ranks 143rd of 156 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 7.4% | 3.7% | Congo |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 15.0% | 11.0% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Afghanistan or Congo?
- Congo, at 13.8% against 8.6% in Afghanistan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Afghanistan and Congo?
- 5.2%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Congo?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Congo rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Afghanistan ranks 146th and Congo ranks 143rd of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.