Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Congo
Congo: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 7.83 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Congo, 1989–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2022, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Congo stood at 7.83.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Congo peaked at 18.14 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.82, in 2000.
Congo ranks 168th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 11.76 | — |
| 1990 | 18.14 | +54.2% |
| 1991 | 14.63 | -19.3% |
| 1992 | 12.76 | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 9.95 | -22.0% |
| 1994 | 6.79 | -31.7% |
| 1995 | 10.6 | +56.0% |
| 1996 | 9.79 | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 5.84 | -40.3% |
| 1998 | 9.17 | +56.9% |
| 1999 | 6.51 | -29.0% |
| 2000 | 3.82 | -41.2% |
| 2001 | 5.56 | +45.3% |
| 2002 | 6.51 | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 7.92 | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 7.48 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 5.89 | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 5.6 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 5.91 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 6.03 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 7.96 | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 6.98 | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 7.43 | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 6.88 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 8.67 | +26.0% |
| 2014 | 9.66 | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 12.86 | +33.1% |
| 2016 | 12.36 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 10.14 | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 6.9 | -31.9% |
| 2019 | 7.44 | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 8.87 | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 7.53 | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 7.83 | +4.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 7.83 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9, 53% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 7.83 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.54, 58% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.76 | 11.76 | 11.76 | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.42 | 5.84 | 18.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.27 | 3.82 | 7.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.93 | 6.88 | 12.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.08 | 7.53 | 8.87 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 165 Comoros 8.19 compare
- 166 Niger 8.05 compare
- 167 Saudi Arabia 7.99 compare
- 169 Bangladesh 7.29 compare
- 170 Central African Republic 7.19 compare
- 171 Nigeria 7.17 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Congo
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.16 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 877.7 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.0684 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.8% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Congo?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Congo was 7.83 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 18.14 in 1990.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Congo ranks 168th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.