Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 43.5 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
43.5
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
169th
of 183 countries
All-time high
49.49
in 2013
All-time low
31.32
in 2010
Years of data
11
2005–2015

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005–2015

010203040502005201020152005: 32.82006: 32.82007: 32.82008: 32.82009: 32.82010: 31.32011: 31.32012: 31.32013: 49.52014: 44.92015: 43.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 43.5 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 49.49 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 31.32, in 2010.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 169th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.77 32.77 32.77 5
2010s 38.64 31.32 49.49 6

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 166 Argentina 44.99 compare
  2. 167 Algeria 44.74 compare
  3. 168 Tajikistan 43.53 compare
  4. 170 Eritrea 43.49 compare
  5. 171 Equatorial Guinea 43.21 compare
  6. 172 Brazil 42.98 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo was 43.5 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 49.49 in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 31.32 in 2010.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 169th out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,006 data points, 2005–2015
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The score for paying taxes is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators, the payments, time and total tax and contribution rate for a company to comply with tax laws in an economy. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-16 studies.