Paying taxes: Time in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Paying taxes: Time was 346 hours per year in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Time in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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About this data
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.