Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Congo

Congo: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 58.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
58.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
159th
of 191 countries
All-time high
58.7%
in 2016
All-time low
41.8%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Congo, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 41.82006: 41.82007: 41.82008: 41.82009: 41.82010: 41.82011: 44.32012: 41.82013: 56.32014: 57.52015: 55.92016: 58.72017: 58.72018: 58.72019: 58.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Congo recorded 58.7% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Congo peaked at 58.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 2005.

Congo ranks 159th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Congo, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Congo, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 41.8%
2006 41.8% +0.0%
2007 41.8% +0.0%
2008 41.8% +0.0%
2009 41.8% +0.0%
2010 41.8% +0.0%
2011 44.3% +5.8%
2012 41.8% -5.5%
2013 56.3% +34.5%
2014 57.5% +2.2%
2015 55.9% -2.9%
2016 58.7% +5.0%
2017 58.7% +0.0%
2018 58.7% +0.0%
2019 58.7% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.8% 41.8% 41.8% 5
2010s 53.2% 41.8% 58.7% 10

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 156 Austria 63.1% compare
  2. 157 Greece 62.5% compare
  3. 158 Belarus 60.1% compare
  4. 160 Mali 58.4% compare
  5. 161 Mexico 57.3% compare
  6. 162 Sri Lanka 57.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Congo?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Congo was 58.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 2005.
How does Congo rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Congo ranks 159th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - 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 total tax and contribution rate 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.