Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Congo
Congo: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 24.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
24.9%
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
167th
of 189 countries
All-time high
37.5%
in 2014
All-time low
24.9%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Congo, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Congo is 24.9%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Congo peaked at 37.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2022.
Congo ranks 167th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 32.2% | — |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 37.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | -27.7% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | -7.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 24.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 57% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Congo's 24.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 32.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 32.2% | 37.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 24.9% | 26.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 164 Iran, Islamic Republic of 25.7% compare
- 165 Togo 24.9% compare
- 166 Guyana 24.9% compare
- 168 Kuwait 24.0% compare
- 169 Mozambique 23.9% compare
- 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.2% compare
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Congo?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Congo was 24.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2022.
- How does Congo rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Congo ranks 167th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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