Tax revenue in Rwanda
Rwanda: Tax revenue was 13.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Rwanda, 1973–2023
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 13.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% 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 105th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Tax revenue 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% |
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 | 13.8% | 13.1% | 14.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 102 Costa Rica 13.5% compare
- 103 Republic of Korea 13.3% compare
- 104 Ecuador 13.1% compare
- 106 Belarus 13.0% compare
- 107 Côte d'Ivoire 13.0% compare
- 108 Tanzania, United Republic of 12.7% compare
More public sector data for Rwanda
- Arms imports 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 117.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 12.34 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 175.92 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Rwanda?
- Tax revenue in Rwanda was 13.1% in 2023, 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 105th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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.