Rwanda: Other taxes (current LCU)

Key figures

Since 1990 it is up 703.04% from 898 million in 1990 (6.32% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 23 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Rwanda's other taxes (current LCU) rose 316.5% on 2023 (from 1.73 billion to 7.21 billion).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2023), the average change was +544.7% and a typical year strayed about 1,040.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2,480.7% in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 89.9% in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Rwanda had the 41st highest value of the 82 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Rwanda in the 2024 ranking

• Netherlands — 37th of 82: 8.46 billion
• Austria — 38th of 82: 7.7 billion
• Malaysia — 39th of 82: 7.33 billion
• China — 41st of 82: 6.07 billion
• Zambia — 42nd of 82: 4.1 billion
• Greece — 43rd of 82: 3.42 billion

What this measures

Other taxes include employer payroll or labor taxes, taxes on property, and taxes not allocable to other categories, such as penalties for late payment or nonpayment of taxes. 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.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 12 values

Other taxes (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 85.48 billion (2024)
• Botswana — 80.82 million (2023)
• Burkina Faso — 49.5 billion (2024)
• Burundi — 15.16 billion (2021)
• Cameroon — 129.1 billion (2021)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 675.57 million (2021)
• Congo, Rep. — 45.05 billion (2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 352.52 billion (2023)
• Equatorial Guinea — 2.21 billion (2022)
• Eswatini — 96.48 million (2021)
• Ethiopia — 3.12 billion (2024)

More public sector data for Rwanda

• Military expenditure (current USD) — 191.19 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 273.65 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.29% (2025)
• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 37 million (2023)
• Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 4.7% (2025)
• Armed forces personnel, total — 35,000 (2020)
• Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 0.7% (2020)
• Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 1.5 trillion (2024)
• Grants and other revenue (% of revenue) — 33.97% (2024)
• Social contributions (current LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is Rwanda's other taxes (current LCU)?

7.21 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 703.04% from 898 million in 1990 (6.32% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 20.62 billion in 2017 and the lowest 737.28 million in 2015.

How does Rwanda rank?

41st highest of 82 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in other taxes (current LCU) unusual for Rwanda?

In 2024, Rwanda's other taxes (current LCU) rose 316.5% on 2023 (from 1.73 billion to 7.21 billion). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2023), the average change was +544.7% and a typical year strayed about 1,040.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.OTHR.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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