Kenya vs Rwanda: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Kenya
44.5%
in 2023
Rwanda
44.9%
in 2023
Kenya rank
50th
Rwanda rank
48th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Kenya
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 44.9% against 44.5% in Kenya, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 50th and Rwanda ranks 48th 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 | 48.3% | 40.4% | 8.0% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 44.4% | 0.1% | 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 44.9% against 44.5% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Kenya and Rwanda?
- 0.4%, 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 50th and Rwanda ranks 48th 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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About this data
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.