Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Congo
Congo: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 6.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Congo, 2001–2021
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 Congo is 6.5%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Congo peaked at 13.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2006.
That places Congo 150th out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.1% | — |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -27.2% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +39.5% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -22.6% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -32.6% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -21.8% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 6.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.9%, 47% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Congo's 6.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.6%, 51% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.3% | 9.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 6.8% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Congo?
- Tax revenue in Congo was 6.5% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2006.
- How does Congo rank for tax revenue?
- Congo ranks 150th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.