Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) was 0.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 12.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 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 (% of tax revenue) in Democratic Republic of Congo, 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% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 57% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Taxes on exports in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for taxes on exports?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 33rd out of 76 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.