Korea vs Rwanda: Tax revenue

Korea
13.3%
in 2024
Rwanda
13.1%
in 2023
Korea rank
103rd
Rwanda rank
105th

Tax revenue over time

  • Korea
  • Rwanda
051015197219982024

How they compare

Korea currently reports 13.3% against 13.1% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 103rd and Rwanda ranks 105th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 13.1% 9.8% 3.3% Korea
1980s 13.4% 10.6% 2.8% Korea
1990s 12.5% 9.0% 3.5% Korea
2010s 13.5% 13.9% 0.4% Rwanda
2020s 15.4% 13.8% 1.6% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Korea or Rwanda?
Korea, at 13.3% against 13.1% in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Korea and Rwanda?
0.2%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Rwanda?
22 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Korea and Rwanda rank globally for tax revenue?
Korea ranks 103rd and Rwanda ranks 105th 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, 5,672 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.