Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Congo

Congo: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 30.68 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
30.68
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
177th
of 183 countries
All-time high
31.8
in 2014
All-time low
19.7
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

01020302005201020152005: 19.72006: 19.72007: 19.72008: 19.72009: 19.72010: 19.72011: 20.52012: 19.72013: 31.42014: 31.82015: 30.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Congo stood at 30.68.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 55.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Congo peaked at 31.8 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.7, in 2005.

That places Congo 177th out of 183 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 19.7 19.7 19.7 5
2010s 25.63 19.7 31.8 6

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 174 Vietnam 38.16 compare
  2. 175 Cameroon 35.41 compare
  3. 176 Guinea 32.25 compare
  4. 178 Senegal 29.83 compare
  5. 179 Central African Republic 23.47 compare
  6. 180 Mauritania 20.28 compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Congo?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Congo was 30.68 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 31.8 in 2014.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 19.7 in 2005.
How does Congo rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Congo ranks 177th out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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
Last refreshed

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.