Egypt vs Rwanda: Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Egypt
12.5%
in 2015
Rwanda
12.7%
in 2024
Egypt rank
110th
Rwanda rank
107th
Tax revenue (% of GDP) over time
- Egypt
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 12.7% against 12.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 110th and Rwanda ranks 107th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.5% | 10.0% | 11.6% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 10.8% | 3.0% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 9.0% | 6.5% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 13.3% | 0.9% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Egypt or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 12.7% against 12.5% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Egypt and Rwanda?
- 0.2%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Rwanda?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
- How do Egypt and Rwanda rank globally for tax revenue?
- Egypt ranks 110th 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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About this data
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.