Central African Republic vs Congo: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Central African Republic
7.2%
in 2022
Congo
7.8%
in 2022
Central African Republic rank
170th
Congo rank
168th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Central African Republic
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 7.8% against 7.2% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 170th and Congo ranks 168th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 10.4% | 2.4% | Congo |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.3% | 1.8% | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 8.9% | 2.0% | Congo |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 8.1% | 0.5% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Central African Republic or Congo?
- Congo, at 7.8% against 7.2% in Central African Republic as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Central African Republic and Congo?
- 0.6%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Congo?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Central African Republic and Congo rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Central African Republic ranks 170th and Congo ranks 168th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.