Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Congo
Congo: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 7.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Congo, 1989–2022
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Congo stood at 7.8%.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Congo peaked at 18.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2000.
That places Congo 168th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 11.8% | — |
| 1990 | 18.1% | +54.2% |
| 1991 | 14.6% | -19.3% |
| 1992 | 12.8% | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 9.9% | -22.0% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | -31.7% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | +56.0% |
| 1996 | 9.8% | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | -40.3% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | +56.9% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | -29.0% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -41.2% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +45.3% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +26.0% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +33.1% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -31.9% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 7.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 53% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 7.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5%, 58% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 5.8% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 3.8% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 6.9% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.5% | 8.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 165 Comoros 8.2% compare
- 166 Niger 8.1% compare
- 167 Saudi Arabia 8.0% compare
- 169 Bangladesh 7.3% compare
- 170 Central African Republic 7.2% compare
- 171 Nigeria 7.2% 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 revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.83 (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 revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Congo?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Congo was 7.8% in 2022, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Congo ranks 168th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality 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 UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.