Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 59.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 59.8%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.5% on the previous year and up 113.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 59.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2005.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.9% | — |
| 1991 | 33.9% | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 21.6% | -36.2% |
| 1993 | 30.7% | +42.1% |
| 1994 | 18.5% | -39.7% |
| 1995 | 35.8% | +93.3% |
| 1996 | 40.3% | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 31.0% | -22.9% |
| 1998 | 33.1% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 22.8% | -31.2% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | -24.4% |
| 2001 | 26.8% | +55.7% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | -17.6% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | +70.8% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | +26.5% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 47.3% | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 59.8% | +26.5% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 59.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 29.5%, 2.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 59.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.6%, 1.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 18.5% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 16.3% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 28.1% | 49.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 41.1% | 59.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More public sector data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Democratic Republic of Congo was 59.8% 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2005.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 12th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.1%. 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). 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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.