Rwanda vs South Africa: Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled

Rwanda
2.25 trillion current LCU
in 2023
South Africa
1.90 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Rwanda rank
40th
South Africa rank
42nd

Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled over time

  • Rwanda
  • South Africa
0500.0B1.0T1.5T2.0T197219982024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 2.25 trillion current LCU against 1.90 trillion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 343.24 billion current LCU.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1973 it was South Africa ahead.

Rwanda ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 42nd of 157 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 6.01 billion current LCU 6.12 billion current LCU 111.29 million current LCU South Africa
1980s 16.09 billion current LCU 39.05 billion current LCU 22.97 billion current LCU South Africa
1990s 21.83 billion current LCU 75.54 billion current LCU 53.71 billion current LCU South Africa
2010s 1.02 trillion current LCU 1.22 trillion current LCU 196.91 billion current LCU South Africa
2020s 1.79 trillion current LCU 1.61 trillion current LCU 181.66 billion current LCU Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled, Rwanda or South Africa?
Rwanda, at 2.25 trillion current LCU against 1.90 trillion current LCU in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled between Rwanda and South Africa?
343.24 billion current LCU, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and South Africa rank globally for tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled?
Rwanda ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 42nd of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled
Unit
current LCU
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,761 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Tax revenue (current LCU) with 50 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.