Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) was 19.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 19.5% for taxes on goods and services in 2022.
That represents a change of down 27.6% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 33.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2005.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 130th out of 156 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.
Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.5% | — |
| 1991 | 15.6% | -16.1% |
| 1992 | 33.6% | +116.1% |
| 1993 | 24.0% | -28.7% |
| 1994 | 22.7% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 18.7% | -17.9% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 17.2% | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 14.6% | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -29.9% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +74.8% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | +25.6% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | -27.6% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 19.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 30.5%, 64% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 19.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.6%, 60% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on goods and services (% of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +116.1% | 15.6% | 33.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 14.6% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 9.4% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 13.9% | 31.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 19.5% | 30.0% | 3 |
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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 taxes on goods and services in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Taxes on goods and services in Democratic Republic of Congo was 19.5% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2005.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 130th out of 156 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.