Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Congo

Congo: Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues was 11.55 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11.55 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
29th
of 36 countries
All-time high
13.25 Percentage of GDP
in 2015
All-time low
3.82 Percentage of GDP
in 2000
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Congo, 1998–2024

4681012141998201120241998: 6.1 Percentage of GDP1999: 6.1 Percentage of GDP2000: 3.8 Percentage of GDP2001: 5.6 Percentage of GDP2002: 6.5 Percentage of GDP2003: 7.9 Percentage of GDP2004: 7.5 Percentage of GDP2005: 5.9 Percentage of GDP2006: 5.6 Percentage of GDP2007: 5.9 Percentage of GDP2008: 6 Percentage of GDP2009: 8 Percentage of GDP2010: 7.1 Percentage of GDP2011: 7.6 Percentage of GDP2012: 7 Percentage of GDP2013: 8.8 Percentage of GDP2014: 9.8 Percentage of GDP2015: 13.2 Percentage of GDP2016: 12.5 Percentage of GDP2017: 10.3 Percentage of GDP2018: 7.6 Percentage of GDP2019: 8.2 Percentage of GDP2020: 9.8 Percentage of GDP2021: 8.2 Percentage of GDP2022: 8.9 Percentage of GDP2023: 10.2 Percentage of GDP2024: 11.5 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Congo is 11.55 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Congo peaked at 13.25 Percentage of GDP in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.82 Percentage of GDP, in 2000.

That places Congo 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Congo, year by year

Annual values for Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Congo, 1998 to 2024.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
1998 6.11 Percentage of GDP
1999 6.13 Percentage of GDP +0.4%
2000 3.82 Percentage of GDP -37.6%
2001 5.56 Percentage of GDP +45.3%
2002 6.51 Percentage of GDP +17.1%
2003 7.92 Percentage of GDP +21.6%
2004 7.48 Percentage of GDP -5.5%
2005 5.89 Percentage of GDP -21.3%
2006 5.6 Percentage of GDP -4.9%
2007 5.91 Percentage of GDP +5.5%
2008 6.03 Percentage of GDP +2.1%
2009 7.96 Percentage of GDP +32.0%
2010 7.12 Percentage of GDP -10.6%
2011 7.57 Percentage of GDP +6.4%
2012 7.01 Percentage of GDP -7.5%
2013 8.83 Percentage of GDP +26.1%
2014 9.82 Percentage of GDP +11.1%
2015 13.25 Percentage of GDP +35.0%
2016 12.47 Percentage of GDP -5.8%
2017 10.29 Percentage of GDP -17.5%
2018 7.59 Percentage of GDP -26.2%
2019 8.22 Percentage of GDP +8.2%
2020 9.82 Percentage of GDP +19.5%
2021 8.23 Percentage of GDP -16.1%
2022 8.89 Percentage of GDP +8.0%
2023 10.19 Percentage of GDP +14.7%
2024 11.55 Percentage of GDP +13.3%

Congo compared with similar countries

  • Congo's 11.55 Percentage of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.41 Percentage of GDP, 70% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Congo's 11.55 Percentage of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.85 Percentage of GDP, 78% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.12 Percentage of GDP 6.11 Percentage of GDP 6.13 Percentage of GDP 2
2000s 6.27 Percentage of GDP 3.82 Percentage of GDP 7.96 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 9.22 Percentage of GDP 7.01 Percentage of GDP 13.25 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 9.74 Percentage of GDP 8.23 Percentage of GDP 11.55 Percentage of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 26 Uganda 12.69 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 27 Madagascar 12.19 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 28 Liberia 11.75 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 30 Gambia 11.39 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 31 Chad 9.23 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 32 Nigeria 8.19 Percentage of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Congo?
Revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Congo was 11.55 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 13.25 Percentage of GDP in 2015.
What is the lowest revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 3.82 Percentage of GDP in 2000.
How does Congo rank for revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues?
Congo ranks 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues
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Percentage of GDP
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
42 places, 998 data points, 1990–2024
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Internationally comparable tax and non-tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Africa countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax, non-tax revenues, grants, royalties, fines, penalties, administrative fees, resource rents, sales of goods and services.