Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 10.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue in Democratic Republic of Congo is 10.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.5% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 10.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2000.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 131st out of 157 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.3% | — |
| 1991 | 4.1% | -55.4% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | -34.2% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +86.0% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | +32.0% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -35.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -77.5% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +253.0% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +53.9% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +30.6% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +35.5% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 10.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.4%, 94% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 10.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.6%, 84% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +253.0% | 0.8% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 2.7% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 0.8% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 8.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 6.7% | 10.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 128 Russia 10.9% compare
- 129 United States 10.8% compare
- 130 Tajikistan 10.7% compare
- 132 Argentina 10.4% compare
- 133 Afghanistan 9.9% compare
- 134 Sri Lanka 9.9% compare
More public sector data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 44.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3203 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 29.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Tax revenue in Democratic Republic of Congo was 10.7% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for tax revenue?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 131st out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.