Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 18.33 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
18.33
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
182nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
38.33
in 2005
All-time low
18.33
in 2015
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005–2019

0102030402005201220192005: 38.32006: 38.32007: 38.32008: 38.32009: 38.32010: 38.32011: 38.32012: 38.32013: 38.32014: 21.72015: 18.32016: 18.32017: 18.32018: 18.32019: 18.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 18.33 for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 52.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 38.33 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.33, in 2015.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 182nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 38.33 —
2006 38.33 +0.0%
2007 38.33 +0.0%
2008 38.33 +0.0%
2009 38.33 +0.0%
2010 38.33 +0.0%
2011 38.33 +0.0%
2012 38.33 +0.0%
2013 38.33 +0.0%
2014 21.67 -43.5%
2015 18.33 -15.4%
2016 18.33 +0.0%
2017 18.33 +0.0%
2018 18.33 +0.0%
2019 18.33 +0.0%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 18.33 is below the median for low income countries, which is 45, 41% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 18.33 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.67, 39% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.33 38.33 38.33 5
2010s 26.67 18.33 38.33 10

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 179 Congo 21.67 compare
  2. 179 Gabon 21.67 compare
  3. 181 Zimbabwe 20 compare
  4. 183 Senegal 16.67 compare
  5. 184 Benin 15 compare
  6. 184 Chad 15 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo was 18.33 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 38.33 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 18.33 in 2015.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for tax payments benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.