Taxes on international trade in Congo
Congo: Taxes on international trade was 6.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Taxes on international trade in Congo, 2001–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2021, taxes on international trade in Congo stood at 6.6%.
The figure is down 17.8% on the previous year and up 108.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Congo peaked at 9.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2008.
That places Congo 54th out of 154 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.9% | — |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -18.2% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +25.6% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -36.3% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -40.6% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -27.9% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +125.6% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -55.2% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +59.4% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +23.7% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +79.8% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -46.2% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +58.9% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 2.0% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 2.0% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.6% | 8.1% | 2 |
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 182.04 million current USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Congo?
- Taxes on international trade in Congo was 6.6% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2008.
- How does Congo rank for taxes on international trade?
- Congo ranks 54th out of 154 countries with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.4%. 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 international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.