Cameroon vs Korea: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Cameroon
7.0%
in 2023
Korea
7.3%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
100th
Korea rank
97th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Cameroon
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 7.3% against 7.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 100th and Korea ranks 97th of 187 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 8.1% | 4.0% | Korea |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 8.5% | 3.4% | Korea |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 7.8% | 1.6% | Korea |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 8.0% | 1.6% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Cameroon or Korea?
- Korea, at 7.3% against 7.0% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Cameroon and Korea?
- 0.3%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Korea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Korea rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Cameroon ranks 100th and Korea ranks 97th 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 Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.