Burundi vs Rwanda: Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Burundi
12.7%
in 2021
Rwanda
12.7%
in 2024
Burundi rank
108th
Rwanda rank
107th

Tax revenue (% of GDP) over time

  • Burundi
  • Rwanda
051015197319982024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 12.7% against 12.7% in Burundi, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 108th and Rwanda ranks 107th of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 15.1% 9.2% 6.0% Burundi
2010s 13.9% 13.8% 0.1% Burundi
2020s 12.9% 14.4% 1.5% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Burundi or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 12.7% against 12.7% in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Burundi and Rwanda?
0.0%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
9 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for tax revenue?
Burundi ranks 108th and Rwanda ranks 107th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,677 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.