Dem. Rep. Congo - Tax revenue

Tax revenue (current LCU)

The value for Tax revenue (current LCU) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 1.23 as of 1989. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.23 in 1989 and a minimum value of 0.00 in 1972.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
1972 0.00
1973 0.00
1974 0.00
1975 0.00
1976 0.00
1977 0.00
1978 0.00
1979 0.01
1980 0.01
1981 0.01
1982 0.02
1983 0.03
1984 0.08
1985 0.12
1986 0.14
1987 0.25
1988 0.51
1989 1.23

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 10.70 as of 1989. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 10.70 in 1989, while its lowest value was 5.49 in 1978.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1972 9.38
1973 9.43
1974 10.50
1975 8.03
1976 6.11
1977 6.22
1978 5.49
1979 7.22
1980 8.12
1981 7.41
1982 6.98
1983 7.05
1984 8.32
1985 10.10
1986 8.71
1987 8.75
1988 9.32
1989 10.70

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance