Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Rwanda
Rwanda: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 2.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Rwanda, 1993–2016
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Rwanda stood at 2.6%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Rwanda peaked at 2.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1995.
That places Rwanda 79th out of 163 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.9% | — |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -54.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -40.8% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +505.3% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | +21.4% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +28.1% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -21.4% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +29.0% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -21.1% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -27.3% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +26.6% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -21.8% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +28.7% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 2.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 7 |
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More economy & growth data for Rwanda
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.1 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -10.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 307.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 346,006 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -15.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2687 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 302 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 5.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3219 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Rwanda?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Rwanda was 2.6% in 2016, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1995.
- How does Rwanda rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Rwanda ranks 79th out of 163 countries with data for 2016.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.