Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 1.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1998–2016
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 1.1%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 44.4% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 2.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 147th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.3% | — |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -78.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +364.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +217.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -40.2% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +153.1% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -18.9% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +33.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +50.7% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +33.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -44.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 7 |
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More economy & growth data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 379.82 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 17.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 809.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,686 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 2.17 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.711 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 573.66 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 1.1% in 2016, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 147th out of 163 countries with data for 2016.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.