Ghana vs Rwanda: Tax revenue as share of GDP

Ghana
17.6%
in 2016
Rwanda
16.6%
in 2016
Ghana rank
59th
Rwanda rank
62nd

Tax revenue as share of GDP over time

  • Ghana
  • Rwanda
05101520199620062016

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 17.6% against 16.6% in Rwanda, a difference of 1.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 59th and Rwanda ranks 62nd of 77 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 13.7% 12.0% 1.7% Ghana
2010s 16.2% 15.1% 1.1% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Ghana or Rwanda?
Ghana, at 17.6% against 16.6% in Rwanda as of 2016.
What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Ghana and Rwanda?
1.0%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Rwanda?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Ghana and Rwanda rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp?
Ghana ranks 59th and Rwanda ranks 62nd of 77 countries.
Where does this data come from?
OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ghana vs Rwanda: Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/tax-revenue-share-gdp-oecd-grsd/ghana/rwanda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/tax-revenue-share-gdp-oecd-grsd/ghana/rwanda/">Ghana vs Rwanda: Tax revenue as share of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Tax revenue as share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
77 places, 1,982 data points, 1990–2017
Last refreshed

The level of total tax revenues as a percentage of GDP. Total tax include sub-national revenues, and compulsory social security contributions paid to the general government.