Paying taxes: Time in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Paying taxes: Time was 346 hours per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
346 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 190 countries
All-time high
348 hours per year
in 2013
All-time low
308 hours per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005–2019

01002003002005201220192005: 308 hours per year2006: 308 hours per year2007: 308 hours per year2008: 308 hours per year2009: 308 hours per year2010: 336 hours per year2011: 336 hours per year2012: 336 hours per year2013: 348 hours per year2014: 340 hours per year2015: 346 hours per year2016: 346 hours per year2017: 346 hours per year2018: 346 hours per year2019: 346 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 346 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 348 hours per year in 2013 and was at its lowest, 308 hours per year, in 2005.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 25th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Paying taxes: Time in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005 to 2019.
Year hours per year Change
2005 308 hours per year —
2006 308 hours per year +0.0%
2007 308 hours per year +0.0%
2008 308 hours per year +0.0%
2009 308 hours per year +0.0%
2010 336 hours per year +9.1%
2011 336 hours per year +0.0%
2012 336 hours per year +0.0%
2013 348 hours per year +3.6%
2014 340 hours per year -2.3%
2015 346 hours per year +1.8%
2016 346 hours per year +0.0%
2017 346 hours per year +0.0%
2018 346 hours per year +0.0%
2019 346 hours per year +0.0%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 346 hours per year is above the median for low income countries, which is 248 hours per year, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 346 hours per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 232 hours per year, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 308 hours per year 308 hours per year 308 hours per year 5
2010s 342.6 hours per year 336 hours per year 348 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 22 Nepal 377 hours per year compare
  2. 23 Egypt 370 hours per year compare
  3. 24 Laos 362 hours per year compare
  4. 26 Nigeria 343.37 hours per year compare
  5. 27 Sierra Leone 343 hours per year compare
  6. 28 Syria 336 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Paying taxes: time in Democratic Republic of Congo was 346 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 348 hours per year in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 308 hours per year in 2005.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for paying taxes: time?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 25th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time (hours per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The time to comply with tax laws measures the time taken to prepare, ?le and pay three major types of taxes and contributions: the corporate income tax, value added or sales tax and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social contributions.