Congo, Dem. Rep.: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s taxes on goods and services (current LCU) rose 12.3% on 2021 (from 4.04 trillion to 4.54 trillion).

Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2021), the average change was +983.8% and a typical year strayed about 3,376.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17,795.9% in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 9.9% in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 351.4 billion a year. A straight line explains 82% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Congo, Dem. Rep. in the 2022 ranking

• Lao PDR — 1st of 8: 17.31 trillion
• India — 2nd of 8: 7.99 trillion
• Serbia — 4th of 8: 1.19 trillion
• Australia — 5th of 8: 110.61 billion
• Equatorial Guinea — 6th of 8: 89.25 billion

What this measures

General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 32 values

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 1.79 trillion (2024)
• Botswana — 10.79 billion (2023)
• Burkina Faso — 1.34 trillion (2024)
• Burundi — 654.58 billion (2021)
• Cabo Verde — 15.87 billion (2020)
• Cameroon — 1.53 trillion (2021)
• Congo, Rep. — 232.66 billion (2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 2.44 trillion (2023)
• Equatorial Guinea — 89.25 billion (2022)
• Eswatini — 4.64 billion (2021)

More public sector data for Congo, Dem. Rep.

• Military expenditure (current USD) — 1.23 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 3.32 trillion (2025)
• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 44 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.38% (2025)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 8.54 trillion (2022)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 6.04% (2022)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) — -2.92 trillion (2022)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) — -2.07% (2022)
• Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 8.14 trillion (2022)

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Questions people ask

What is Congo, Dem. Rep.'s taxes on goods and services (current LCU)?

4.54 trillion in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 1,096.66 trillion% from 0.41 in 1990 (155.57% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 4.54 trillion in 2022 and the lowest 0.41 in 1990.

Is the latest change in taxes on goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Congo, Dem. Rep.?

In 2022, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s taxes on goods and services (current LCU) rose 12.3% on 2021 (from 4.04 trillion to 4.54 trillion). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2021), the average change was +983.8% and a typical year strayed about 3,376.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.GSRV.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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