🇨🇩 DR Congo
Net salary in DR Congo
DR Congo: 4 income tax brackets from 3% to 40% in 2026. The EXPATRIATION.IO calculator turns gross salary into net take-home pay using the official scale and employee social contributions.
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Tax breakdown by bracket
| Bracket | Rate | Amount | Tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 FC – 1,944,000 FC | 3.0% | 1,944,000 FC | 58,320 FC |
| 1,944,000 FC – 21,600,000 FC | 15.0% | 18,956,000 FC | 2,843,400 FC |
| Income tax | 2,901,720 FC | ||
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🇨🇩 DR Congo
DR Congo levies the IPR (Impot Professionnel sur les Remunerations) on salaries using the 4-band annual scale introduced by the 2020 Finance Law, which reduced the previous 10 brackets to 4 and raised the first band to 3%: 3% up to 1,944,000 CDF, 15% to 21,600,000, 30% to 43,200,000, and 40% above. Under Ordinance-Law 69/009 (Art. 84) the total IPR cannot exceed 30% of taxable income. A 2% reduction per dependent (max 9, Art. 89) also applies. Employee INSS pension is 5% of gross salary, capped, and is not deducted from the IPR base. A unified IRPP (Law 23/053) has been announced but its scale is not yet in force. Kinshasa is the main economic centre.
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The 30% statutory ceiling on the IPR (Ordinance-Law 69/009, Art. 84: the total contribution cannot exceed 30% of taxable income) is applied. The per-dependent reduction (2% each, maximum 9, Art. 89) is not modelled, so the figure for a taxpayer with dependents is slightly over-stated. the CNSS employee pension contribution is deducted from the IPR base, as Congolese law provides. Figures use the scale in force for the stated year; confirm with the Direction Generale des Impots.
Tax system in DR Congo
DR Congo applies the IPR (Impot Professionnel sur les Remunerations) with 10 progressive brackets from 0% to 40%. The first 162,000 CDF/month (1,944,000 CDF/year) is exempt. Employee INSS pension contribution is 5% of gross salary, capped at a monthly ceiling. Kinshasa is the main economic centre and one of the largest cities in Africa. The mining sector is a significant source of formal employment and expatriate positions.
Income tax scale 2026
| Taxable income | Rate |
|---|---|
| 0 FC – 1,944,000 FC | 3% |
| 1,944,000 FC – 21,600,000 FC | 15% |
| 21,600,000 FC – 43,200,000 FC | 30% |
| 43,200,000 FC and above | 40% |
Employee social contributions
| Contribution | Rate | Annual cap |
|---|---|---|
| INSS (pension) | 5% | No cap |
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Source: dgi.gouv.cd · Tax year 2026 · Last updated August 2026