Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) was 26.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Rwanda is 26.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Rwanda peaked at 26.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1991.
That places Rwanda 68th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.0% | — |
| 1991 | 9.1% | -35.2% |
| 1992 | 11.4% | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +67.3% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | +2.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 26.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.4%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 26.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.0%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +67.3% | 11.4% | 19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 9.1% | 14.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 19.0% | 24.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 23.7% | 26.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 65 Mauritius 26.7% compare
- 66 Cyprus 26.1% compare
- 67 Trinidad and Tobago 26.1% compare
- 69 Bangladesh 25.8% compare
- 70 Switzerland 25.1% compare
- 71 Senegal 24.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Rwanda?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Rwanda was 26.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1991.
- How does Rwanda rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Rwanda ranks 68th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.