Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Finland or Rwanda?

Rwanda, at 45.5% against 45.1% in Finland as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Rwanda?

14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Finland vs Rwanda: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes)

Finland

45.1%

in 2024

Rwanda

45.5%

in 2024

Finland rank

48th

Rwanda rank

46th

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) over time

Finland
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 45.5% against 45.1% in Finland, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 46th of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	38.7%	18.7%	20.0%	Finland
2010s	28.4%	40.3%	11.9%	Rwanda
2020s	35.8%	44.6%	8.8%	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Finland or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 45.5% against 45.1% in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Finland and Rwanda?: 0.4%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Rwanda?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Finland and Rwanda rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?: Finland ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 46th 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 (% of total taxes). 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 (% of total taxes)
Unit: % of total taxes
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 4,588 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.