Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Rwanda
Rwanda: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 44.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Rwanda, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 44.9% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Rwanda peaked at 45.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1991.
That places Rwanda 48th out of 153 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.6% | — |
| 1991 | 16.3% | -24.8% |
| 1992 | 18.2% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | +116.7% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 39.9% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 43.6% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 44.9% | -1.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 44.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 29.5%, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 44.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.6%, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 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 | +116.7% | 18.2% | 39.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7% | 16.3% | 21.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 39.0% | 42.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 43.6% | 45.5% | 4 |
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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 44.9% in 2023, 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 45.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1991.
- How does Rwanda rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Rwanda ranks 48th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.