Taxes on goods and services in Rwanda
Rwanda: Taxes on goods and services was 8.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Rwanda, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services in Rwanda is 8.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Rwanda peaked at 11.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1990.
Rwanda ranks 96th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.5% | — |
| 1991 | 5.7% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 5.5% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +85.5% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 10.1% | 11.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 10.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 93 Paraguay 8.5% compare
- 94 Saint Lucia 8.4% compare
- 95 Uzbekistan 8.4% compare
- 97 Costa Rica 8.3% compare
- 98 Madagascar 8.2% compare
- 99 Cambodia 8.1% 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 taxes on goods and services in Rwanda?
- Taxes on goods and services in Rwanda was 8.3% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1990.
- How does Rwanda rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Rwanda ranks 96th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.