Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) in Congo
Congo: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) was 27.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
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 total taxes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Congo is 27.2%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 25.8% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Congo peaked at 43.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2003.
That places Congo 121st out of 153 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14.4% | — |
| 2004 | 30.4% | +111.1% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 32.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | -25.8% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 27.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.7%, 76% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Congo's 27.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.0%, 78% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +111.1% | 14.4% | 30.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.0% | 14.4% | 37.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 36.6% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 27.2% | 36.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 118 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.8% compare
- 119 Paraguay 27.7% compare
- 120 Cameroon 27.2% compare
- 122 Burkina Faso 27.1% compare
- 123 Madagascar 26.2% compare
- 124 Albania 25.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Congo?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Congo was 27.2% 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 43.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2003.
- How does Congo rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Congo ranks 121st 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 down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 total taxes). 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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.