The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo plans to increase the state’s current revenues to $18 billion USD by 2027, up from a projection of $15.3 billion USD in 2026. This goal was announced on July 29, 2026 in Kinshasa, at the opening of budget conferences dedicated to the preparation of the draft budget law for 2027.
Launching these works, the Vice Prime Minister in charge of Budget, Adolphe Muzito, stated that this new increase aimed to strengthen the mobilization of public revenues. The executive aims to increase the tax burden from 12.5% in 2026 to 14% in 2027, before reaching an average of 15% between 2028 and 2030. By 2035, the government hopes to exceed 17% in tax pressure and mobilize $40 billion in current revenues.
“The current revenues would increase from $15.3 billion in 2026 to $18 billion in 2027, and then to $21 billion in 2028. We believe that by 2035, we could reach $40 billion USD,” said the Vice Prime Minister of Budget.
The government is particularly counting on better mobilization of mining revenues, strengthening the traceability of financial flows, as well as more rigorous monitoring of the budget balance excluding natural resources. The minister also reaffirmed the executive’s commitment to submit the draft budget law for 2027 to the National Assembly in accordance with the deadlines set by the Constitution.
Scheduled over a period of ten days, the budget conferences bring together government members, officials from public institutions, technical and financial partners, as well as experts from the relevant administrations. These works are intended to define the major orientations of the state budget for the 2027 fiscal year.
As a reminder, the Senate adopted, on July 22, 2026, the amending budget law for the 2026 fiscal year, after harmonization with the National Assembly. The central government budget was reduced to 50,886.3 billion Congolese francs, compared to the 54,335.8 billion originally planned in the initial budget law, representing a 6.4% reduction.
