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

Rwanda, at 45.5% against 45.2% in Germany as of 2024.

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

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

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

Germany

45.2%

in 2024

Rwanda

45.5%

in 2024

Germany rank

47th

Rwanda rank

46th

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

Germany
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 45.5% against 45.2% in Germany, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Germany ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 46th of 153 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	41.0%	18.7%	22.3%	Germany
2010s	41.2%	40.3%	0.9%	Germany
2020s	45.0%	44.6%	0.4%	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Germany or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 45.5% against 45.2% in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Germany and Rwanda?: 0.3%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Rwanda?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Germany and Rwanda rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?: Germany ranks 47th 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.