Taxes on exports in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Taxes on exports was 0.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1990–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 0.2% for taxes on exports in 2022.
That represents a change of down 31.3% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 12.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 33rd out of 76 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.1% | — |
| 1991 | 4.7% | +14.4% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +51.6% |
| 1993 | 12.5% | +74.4% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | -14.5% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -76.0% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | +28.5% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -41.4% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -24.8% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +182.2% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -22.6% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -31.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -33.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -48.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -24.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +28.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +67.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -31.3% |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the compared with similar countries
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 0.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 58% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports in Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +182.2% | 1.1% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 1.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 3 |
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More public sector data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Arms imports 35.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 35.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 8.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 13.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 899.19 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 11.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Taxes on exports in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.2% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for taxes on exports?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 33rd out of 76 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-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.