Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled was 15.07 trillion current LCU in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2022, tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 15.07 trillion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 62.9% on the previous year and up 531.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 15.07 trillion current LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.08 current LCU, in 1990.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 17th out of 157 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.08 current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 20.72 current LCU | +896.1% |
| 1992 | 482.66 current LCU | +2229.4% |
| 1993 | 9,175 current LCU | +1800.8% |
| 1994 | 1.84 million current LCU | +19984.1% |
| 1995 | 19.55 million current LCU | +961.0% |
| 1996 | 137.87 million current LCU | +605.2% |
| 1997 | 324.30 million current LCU | +135.2% |
| 1998 | 534.44 million current LCU | +64.8% |
| 1999 | 1.79 billion current LCU | +235.5% |
| 2000 | 10.27 billion current LCU | +472.7% |
| 2001 | 61.42 billion current LCU | +498.1% |
| 2002 | 128.16 billion current LCU | +108.7% |
| 2003 | 146.39 billion current LCU | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 217.06 billion current LCU | +48.3% |
| 2005 | 335.70 billion current LCU | +54.7% |
| 2006 | 462.10 billion current LCU | +37.7% |
| 2007 | 604.75 billion current LCU | +30.9% |
| 2008 | 992.42 billion current LCU | +64.1% |
| 2009 | 1.19 trillion current LCU | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 1.63 trillion current LCU | +36.9% |
| 2011 | 2.01 trillion current LCU | +23.2% |
| 2012 | 2.39 trillion current LCU | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 2.72 trillion current LCU | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 2.87 trillion current LCU | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 3.20 trillion current LCU | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 2.98 trillion current LCU | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 3.67 trillion current LCU | +23.0% |
| 2018 | 5.63 trillion current LCU | +53.4% |
| 2019 | 5.44 trillion current LCU | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 5.80 trillion current LCU | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 9.25 trillion current LCU | +59.5% |
| 2022 | 15.07 trillion current LCU | +62.9% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 15.07 trillion current LCU is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.23 trillion current LCU, 12.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 15.07 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 692.11 billion current LCU, 21.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +19984.1% | 9,175 current LCU | 1.84 million current LCU |
| 1992 | +2229.4% | 20.72 current LCU | 482.66 current LCU |
| 1993 | +1800.8% | 482.66 current LCU | 9,175 current LCU |
| 1995 | +961.0% | 1.84 million current LCU | 19.55 million current LCU |
| 1991 | +896.1% | 2.08 current LCU | 20.72 current LCU |
| 1996 | +605.2% | 19.55 million current LCU | 137.87 million current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 281.10 million current LCU | 2.08 current LCU | 1.79 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 415.01 billion current LCU | 10.27 billion current LCU | 1.19 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.25 trillion current LCU | 1.63 trillion current LCU | 5.63 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.04 trillion current LCU | 5.80 trillion current LCU | 15.07 trillion current LCU | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled in Democratic Republic of Congo was 15.07 trillion current LCU in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 15.07 trillion current LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 current LCU in 1990.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 17th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 531.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenue (current LCU) with 50 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tax revenue (current LCU) with 50 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.