Congo vs Saudi Arabia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Congo
7.8%
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
8.0%
in 2023
Congo rank
168th
Saudi Arabia rank
167th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Congo
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 8.0% against 7.8% in Congo, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 168th and Saudi Arabia ranks 167th of 187 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1% | 1.9% | 6.2% | Congo |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 1.4% | 5.1% | Congo |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 2.4% | 6.5% | Congo |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.6% | 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, Congo or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 8.0% against 7.8% in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Congo and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.2%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Saudi Arabia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Congo and Saudi Arabia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Congo ranks 168th and Saudi Arabia ranks 167th 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.