Tax revenue in Rwanda

Rwanda: Tax revenue was 2.25 trillion current LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
2.25 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 19.7%
World rank
40th
of 157 countries
All-time high
2.25 trillion current LCU
in 2023
All-time low
2.11 billion current LCU
in 1973
Years of data
22
1973–2023

Tax revenue in Rwanda, 1973–2023

0500.0B1.0T1.5T2.0T1973199820231973: 2.1B current LCU1974: 2.9B current LCU1975: 4.0B current LCU1976: 6.1B current LCU1977: 7.8B current LCU1978: 7.9B current LCU1979: 11.3B current LCU1980: 11.3B current LCU1989: 20.9B current LCU1990: 18.8B current LCU1991: 22.2B current LCU1992: 24.6B current LCU2014: 728.0B current LCU2015: 817.6B current LCU2016: 986.8B current LCU2017: 1.0T current LCU2018: 1.2T current LCU2019: 1.4T current LCU2020: 1.4T current LCU2021: 1.6T current LCU2022: 1.9T current LCU2023: 2.2T current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2023, tax revenue in Rwanda stood at 2.25 trillion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 19.7% on the previous year and up 208.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue in Rwanda peaked at 2.25 trillion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.11 billion current LCU, in 1973.

Rwanda ranks 40th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.01 billion current LCU 2.11 billion current LCU 11.25 billion current LCU 7
1980s 16.09 billion current LCU 11.30 billion current LCU 20.87 billion current LCU 2
1990s 21.83 billion current LCU 18.75 billion current LCU 24.59 billion current LCU 3
2010s 1.02 trillion current LCU 727.99 billion current LCU 1.36 trillion current LCU 6
2020s 1.79 trillion current LCU 1.45 trillion current LCU 2.25 trillion current LCU 4

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 37 Bangladesh 2.70 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 38 Burkina Faso 2.62 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 39 Armenia 2.28 trillion current LCU compare
  4. 41 Kenya 2.11 trillion current LCU compare
  5. 42 South Africa 1.90 trillion current LCU compare
  6. 43 Brazil 1.82 trillion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue in Rwanda?
Tax revenue in Rwanda was 2.25 trillion current LCU 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 2.25 trillion current LCU in 2023.
What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 2.11 billion current LCU in 1973.
How does Rwanda rank for tax revenue?
Rwanda ranks 40th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax revenue rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 208.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 4,711 data points, 1972–2024
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Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.