Congo vs Ethiopia: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Congo
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 3.3% against 2.4% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 142nd and Ethiopia ranks 144th of 154 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.4% | 0.9% | Congo |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 5.3% | 1.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 4.0% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Congo or Ethiopia?
- Congo, at 3.3% against 2.4% in Ethiopia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Congo and Ethiopia?
- 0.9%, 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 taxes on goods and services?
- Congo ranks 142nd and Ethiopia ranks 144th 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.