Customs and other import duties in Congo
Congo: Customs and other import duties was 18.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in Congo, 2001–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for customs and other import duties in Congo is 18.8%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Congo peaked at 24.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2017.
Congo ranks 28th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23.3% | — |
| 2002 | 21.1% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7% | 16.2% | 24.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 13.6% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 17.2% | 18.8% | 2 |
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More public sector data for Congo
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5091 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -66.67 % change on previous year (2015)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 28.75 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -36.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 182.04 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Congo?
- Customs and other import duties in Congo was 18.8% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2017.
- How does Congo rank for customs and other import duties?
- Congo ranks 28th out of 151 countries with data for 2021.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.