Democratic Republic of Congo vs Congo: Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services)
Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 3.7% against 3.3% in Congo, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 139th and Congo ranks 142nd of 154 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 4.3% | 1.8% | Congo |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 0.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 0.3% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Democratic Republic of Congo or Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 3.7% against 3.3% in Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?
- 0.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 139th and Congo ranks 142nd of 154 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 (% value added of industry and services). 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 value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.