Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Congo

Congo: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 26.79 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
26.79
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
186th
of 191 countries
All-time high
26.79
in 2016
All-time low
26.09
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

01020302015201720192015: 26.12016: 26.82017: 26.82018: 26.82019: 26.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Congo stood at 26.79. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% over five years.

That places Congo 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Congo, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 26.09
2016 26.79 +2.7%
2017 26.79 +0.0%
2018 26.79 +0.0%
2019 26.79 +0.0%

Congo compared with similar countries

  • Congo's 26.79 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.28, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Congo's 26.79 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.37, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 183 Gabon 35.92 compare
  2. 184 Guinea 35.49 compare
  3. 185 Brazil 34.4 compare
  4. 187 Bolivia 21.62 compare
  5. 188 Central African Republic 18.89 compare
  6. 189 Chad 17.92 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Congo?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Congo was 26.79 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 26.79 in 2016.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 26.09 in 2015.
How does Congo rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Congo ranks 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this 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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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.