Bangladesh vs Congo: Tax revenue as share of GDP
Bangladesh
7.3%
in 2023
Congo
7.8%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
169th
Congo rank
168th
Tax revenue as share of GDP over time
- Bangladesh
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 7.8% against 7.3% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Congo ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 169th and Congo ranks 168th of 187 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.4% | 11.8% | 7.4% | Congo |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 10.4% | 5.4% | Congo |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 6.3% | 0.5% | Congo |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 8.9% | 1.6% | Congo |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 8.1% | 0.6% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Bangladesh or Congo?
- Congo, at 7.8% against 7.3% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Bangladesh and Congo?
- 0.5%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Congo rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Bangladesh ranks 169th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.