Kenya vs Rwanda: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

Kenya
941.58 billion current LCU
in 2023
Rwanda
1.01 trillion current LCU
in 2023
Kenya rank
39th
Rwanda rank
37th

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
0250.0B500.0B750.0B1.0T199020062023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.01 trillion current LCU against 941.58 billion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 67.92 billion current LCU.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 39th and Rwanda ranks 37th of 153 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Rwanda Difference Ahead
2010s 585.92 billion current LCU 415.18 billion current LCU 170.74 billion current LCU Kenya
2020s 804.89 billion current LCU 795.96 billion current LCU 8.93 billion current LCU Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Kenya or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 1.01 trillion current LCU against 941.58 billion current LCU in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Kenya and Rwanda?
67.92 billion current LCU, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
Kenya ranks 39th and Rwanda ranks 37th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 4,587 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.