Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Congo
Congo: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 8.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Congo, 2003–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Congo is 8.6%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.1% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Congo peaked at 27.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2006.
That places Congo 139th out of 153 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4.1% | — |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +63.1% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -26.6% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -19.7% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +34.1% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +128.0% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -50.6% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | +56.6% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +24.9% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | +118.3% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -54.7% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +46.0% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -46.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 8.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 34% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Congo's 8.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.5%, 34% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.0% | 9.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 4.8% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 8.6% | 16.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More public sector data for Congo
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5091 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -66.67 % change on previous year (2015)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 28.75 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -36.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 182.04 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Congo?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Congo was 8.6% in 2021, 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?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2006.
- How does Congo rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Congo ranks 139th out of 153 countries with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.