Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 38.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1990–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 38.8%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.9% on the previous year and up 194.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 38.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2005.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 19th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.9% | — |
| 1991 | 30.6% | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 18.6% | -39.1% |
| 1993 | 25.5% | +36.9% |
| 1994 | 16.4% | -35.8% |
| 1995 | 33.0% | +101.6% |
| 1996 | 35.4% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 24.9% | -29.5% |
| 1998 | 29.2% | +17.2% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | -46.3% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -35.4% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | +28.1% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -51.4% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +120.3% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +31.0% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +24.0% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | +43.8% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | +32.9% |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the compared with similar countries
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 38.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.4%, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 38.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.5%, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.6% | 15.7% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 4.8% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 11.9% | 32.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 25.6% | 38.8% | 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 income, profits and capital gains in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 38.8% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2005.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 19th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.