Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 40.93 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
40.93
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
181st
of 191 countries
All-time high
40.93
in 2019
All-time low
39.4
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2015–2019

0102030402015201720192015: 39.42016: 39.42017: 39.42018: 39.42019: 40.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo is 40.93, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 3.9% over five years.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 39.4
2016 39.4 +0.0%
2017 39.4 +0.0%
2018 39.4 +0.0%
2019 40.93 +3.9%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 40.93 is below the median for low income countries, which is 58.39, 70% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 40.93 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.37, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 178 Mauritania 42.63 compare
  2. 179 Afghanistan 42.16 compare
  3. 180 Equatorial Guinea 41.54 compare
  4. 182 Cameroon 36.34 compare
  5. 183 Gabon 35.92 compare
  6. 184 Guinea 35.49 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo was 40.93 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 40.93 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 39.4 in 2015.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 955 data points, 2015–2019
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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, as well as the postfiling procedures to request and process a VAT refund claim and to comply with and complete a corporate income tax correction. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.