Rwanda vs Zambia: Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues

Rwanda
16.01 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
17.24 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Rwanda rank
15th
Zambia rank
13th

Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues over time

  • Rwanda
  • Zambia
051015199620102024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 17.24 Percentage of GDP against 16.01 Percentage of GDP in Rwanda, a difference of 1.23 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Zambia ahead.

Rwanda ranks 15th and Zambia ranks 13th of 36 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Zambia Difference Ahead
2010s 15.89 Percentage of GDP 14.84 Percentage of GDP 1.04 Percentage of GDP Rwanda
2020s 16.47 Percentage of GDP 16.38 Percentage of GDP 0.0841 Percentage of GDP Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues, Rwanda or Zambia?
Zambia, at 17.24 Percentage of GDP against 16.01 Percentage of GDP in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues between Rwanda and Zambia?
1.23 Percentage of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zambia?
13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Zambia rank globally for revenue statistics in africa - comparative tax and non-tax revenues?
Rwanda ranks 15th and Zambia ranks 13th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 998 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Internationally comparable tax and non-tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Africa countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax, non-tax revenues, grants, royalties, fines, penalties, administrative fees, resource rents, sales of goods and services.