Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 10.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 10.7% for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 35.5% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 10.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2000.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 136th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +253.0% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +53.9% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +30.6% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +35.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Democratic Republic of the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +253.0% | 0.8% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 0.8% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 8.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 6.7% | 10.7% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8929 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.08 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 33.06 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 18.78 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 7.21 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local 18.78 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 27.32 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 116.48 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency 65.42 million million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 23,541 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 10.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 136th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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