Paying taxes: Payments in Congo

Congo: Paying taxes: Payments was 50 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
50 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 187 countries
All-time high
61 number per year
in 2005
All-time low
49 number per year
in 2013
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Congo, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 61 number per year2006: 61 number per year2007: 61 number per year2008: 61 number per year2009: 61 number per year2010: 61 number per year2011: 61 number per year2012: 61 number per year2013: 49 number per year2014: 49 number per year2015: 50 number per year2016: 50 number per year2017: 50 number per year2018: 50 number per year2019: 50 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments in Congo stood at 50 number per year.

That represents a change of down 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Congo peaked at 61 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 49 number per year, in 2013.

That places Congo 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 61 number per year 61 number per year 61 number per year 5
2010s 53.1 number per year 49 number per year 61 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 8 Senegal 53 number per year compare
  2. 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 52 number per year compare
  3. 10 Zimbabwe 51 number per year compare
  4. 11 Gabon 50 number per year compare
  5. 13 Gambia 49 number per year compare
  6. 13 Togo 49 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Congo?
Paying taxes: payments in Congo was 50 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 61 number per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 49 number per year in 2013.
How does Congo rank for paying taxes: payments?
Congo ranks 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.