Afghanistan vs Congo: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Afghanistan
- Congo
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 7.4% against 6.6% in Congo, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 51st and Congo ranks 54th of 154 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 2.9% | 4.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 5.8% | 1.0% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Afghanistan or Congo?
- Afghanistan, at 7.4% against 6.6% in Congo as of 2017.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Afghanistan and Congo?
- 0.8%, with Afghanistan 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 international trade?
- Afghanistan ranks 51st and Congo ranks 54th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.