Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1998–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2000.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 129th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -81.9% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +925.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +29.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -23.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 21% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 15% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +925.3% | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More poverty & inequality data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 6.05 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 871.8 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.9963 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.33 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -18.68 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenues vs income inequality ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.