Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 12.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Rwanda, 1973–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue in Rwanda is 12.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Rwanda peaked at 14.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1975.
Rwanda ranks 107th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 8.6% | — |
| 1974 | 10.2% | +18.0% |
| 1975 | 7.5% | -26.1% |
| 1976 | 9.9% | +31.7% |
| 1977 | 10.9% | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 9.7% | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 11.7% | +20.4% |
| 1980 | 10.5% | -10.6% |
| 1989 | 10.8% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 8.8% | -18.9% |
| 1991 | 9.3% | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +45.0% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | -2.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 12.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.4%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 12.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.6%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.8% | 7.5% | 11.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 10.5% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 8.8% | 9.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 13.1% | 14.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 12.7% | 14.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Rwanda?
- Tax revenue in Rwanda was 12.7% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1975.
- How does Rwanda rank for tax revenue?
- Rwanda ranks 107th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.