Government revenue — all countries

Government revenue — Republic of the Congo

Government revenue in the Republic of the Congo in 2021 — 20.05%. Ranked 83 in the world out of 128. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 10.54 pp.

2021 20.05% +1.31 pp vs 2020
World rank 83of 128
Period maximum 47.21%2008
Period minimum 16.31%2017

Trend over time

2001–2021 · % of GDP

Government revenue — Republic of the Congo, 2001–20210204060200120032005200720092011201320152017201920212001: 30.59%2002: 30.35%2003: 29.71%2004: 31.24%2005: 35.8%2006: 41.72%2007: 36.86%2008: 47.21%2009: 28.87%2010: 34.6%2011: 38.75%2012: 32.83%2013: 34.91%2014: 31.65%2015: 19.95%2016: 19.49%2017: 16.31%2018: 23.03%2019: 23.64%2020: 18.74%2021: 20.05%
Change over the period: −10.54 pp Annual average: -0.53 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 20.05%
World 23.96%
Middle Africa computed 16.83%
Government revenue — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 20.05 +1.31 pp
2020 18.74 −4.89 pp
2019 23.64 +0.61 pp
2018 23.03 +6.72 pp
2017 16.31 −3.18 pp
2016 19.49 −0.46 pp
2015 19.95 −11.71 pp
2014 31.65 −3.26 pp
2013 34.91 +2.08 pp
2012 32.83 −5.92 pp
2011 38.75 +4.15 pp
2010 34.6 +5.72 pp
2009 28.87 −18.34 pp
2008 47.21 +10.35 pp
2007 36.86 −4.86 pp
2006 41.72 +5.92 pp
2005 35.8 +4.56 pp
2004 31.24 +1.53 pp
2003 29.71 −0.64 pp
2002 30.35 −0.24 pp
2001 30.59

Middle Africa, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Central government revenue excluding grants, as a percent of GDP. Beyond taxes it includes non-tax receipts: dividends of state-owned companies, revenue from the sale of extraction rights, duties and fees. That is why the difference between this indicator and tax revenue says something about the structure of a state: in commodity countries it is large, because a substantial part of the budget comes not from taxes but from rent.

Important: Grants are excluded deliberately: in the poorest countries foreign aid can make up a substantial part of the budget, and with it included the indicator would no longer measure the ability of a state to raise revenue.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.