Congo vs Tuvalu: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Congo
2.9%
in 2022
Tuvalu
3.0%
in 2022
Congo rank
163rd
Tuvalu rank
160th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Congo
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 163rd and Tuvalu ranks 160th of 187 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | Congo |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 0.3% | Congo |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 0.8% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Congo or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Congo and Tuvalu?
- 0.1%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Tuvalu?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Congo and Tuvalu rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Congo ranks 163rd and Tuvalu ranks 160th 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.