Taxes on exports in Rwanda
Rwanda: Taxes on exports was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Rwanda, 1990–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on exports in Rwanda is 0.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Rwanda peaked at 8.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
Rwanda ranks 64th of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes on exports in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.0% | — |
| 1991 | 5.0% | -37.8% |
| 1992 | 5.3% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -66.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -15.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 1% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.0% | 8.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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 taxes on exports in Rwanda?
- Taxes on exports in Rwanda was 0.0% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Rwanda rank for taxes on exports?
- Rwanda ranks 64th out of 76 countries with data for 2022.
- 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 Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.