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

Rwanda, at 44.9% against 44.5% in Nicaragua as of 2023.

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

13 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

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

Nicaragua

44.5%

in 2024

Rwanda

44.9%

in 2023

Nicaragua rank

51st

Rwanda rank

48th

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

Nicaragua
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 44.9% against 44.5% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 51st and Rwanda ranks 48th of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	18.4%	18.7%	0.3%	Rwanda
2010s	41.1%	40.3%	0.8%	Nicaragua
2020s	44.5%	44.4%	0.1%	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Nicaragua or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 44.9% against 44.5% in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Nicaragua and Rwanda?: 0.4%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Rwanda?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Rwanda rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?: Nicaragua ranks 51st 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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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, 4,584 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 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.