Tax revenues vs income inequality in Congo
Congo: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 7.83 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
7.83
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
164th
of 183 countries
All-time high
18.14
in 1990
All-time low
3.82
in 2000
Years of data
34
1989–2022
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Congo, 1989–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, tax revenues vs income inequality in Congo stood at 7.83.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Congo peaked at 18.14 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.82, in 2000.
That places Congo 164th out of 183 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.
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
- 161 Comoros 8.19 compare
- 162 Niger 8.05 compare
- 163 Saudi Arabia 7.99 compare
- 165 Bangladesh 7.29 compare
- 167 Nigeria 7.17 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Congo
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.16 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 877.7 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.565 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.44 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1606 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1606 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1748 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.5511 (2023)
- Population living in slums 75.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Congo?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Congo was 7.83 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 18.14 in 1990.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Congo ranks 164th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenues 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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