Africa

Congo (DRC)

Corporate rate
30%
Top personal rate
40%
VAT / GST rate
16%
One-sentence summary Congo (DRC)'s corporate tax position: 30. Personal income tax: 40. VAT/consumption tax: 16.

Corporate Tax Rate

Congo (DRC)'s headline corporate income tax (CIT) rate is 30.

Personal Tax Rate

The headline personal income tax (PIT) rate is 40.

VAT / GST Rate

The standard VAT/GST (or equivalent consumption tax) rate is 16. Registration thresholds, zero-rated and exempt categories, and reduced rates vary by jurisdiction - see the source link below for the full detail on this jurisdiction.

Residency

Article 62 of the DRC Tax Code broadly defines residency: an individual is resident if they have a real, effective, permanent home available, or if their domicile, family, center of vital interests, or center of business is in the DRC. Tax authorities also examine whether a foreigner spends more than 183 days a year in the DRC as a supporting factor. Residents are taxed on worldwide income; non-residents only on DRC-source income (a territorial/source-based system for the country generally).

CFC Rules

No specific CFC provisions exist in DRC law.

Thin Capitalization

There are no general thin capitalization rules in DRC tax legislation. However, the Mining Code separately requires that a mining license holder's borrowed-funds-to-own-funds ratio not exceed 75/25, and the OHADA Treaty (applicable regional business law) requires shareholders' equity to exceed half of authorized share capital.

Treaty Network

The DRC's treaty network is very limited: tax treaties with South Africa and Belgium are the ones effectively implemented, per PwC's current summary.

Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries - Congo (DRC) (secondary compilation, cited per jurisdiction). Rates last reviewed by PwC: 21 April 2026. Page last verified: August 07, 2026. General information only - confirm current rates and any specific position with a licensed advisor in this jurisdiction before relying on this page.