Rwanda's taxes on goods and services (current LCU) was 1.18 trillion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 207.36% from 382.89 billion in 2014 (11.88% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.18 trillion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 670.5 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 382.89 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | 1.18 trillion | 2024 |
| Lowest | 7.85 billion | 1990 |
| Average since 2015 | 729.06 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 7.85 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Rwanda's taxes on goods and services (current LCU) rose 15% on 2023 (from 1.02 trillion to 1.18 trillion).
Across the 11 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2023), the average change was +11.9% and a typical year strayed about 6.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above 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 23.6% in 2016. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 76.24 billion a year. A straight line explains 94% of the movement over 10 observed years.
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 23rd highest value of the 91 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
- Burkina Faso — 19th of 91: 1.34 trillion
- Malawi — 20th of 91: 1.22 trillion
- Armenia — 21st of 91: 1.2 trillion
- Philippines — 23rd of 91: 1.12 trillion
- Ukraine — 24th of 91: 964.32 billion
- Czechia — 25th of 91: 841.77 billion
What this measures
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. 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 14 values
| Year | Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,176,835,695,692 |
| 2023 | 1,023,022,998,823 |
| 2022 | 873,156,558,257 |
| 2021 | 769,007,741,540 |
| 2020 | 698,453,539,913 |
| 2019 | 670,497,149,986 |
| 2018 | 614,770,905,421 |
| 2017 | 530,026,661,675 |
| 2016 | 516,768,976,660 |
| 2015 | 418,015,309,983 |
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 1.79 trillion (2024)
- Botswana — 10.79 billion (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 1.34 trillion (2024)
- Burundi — 654.58 billion (2021)
- Cabo Verde — 15.87 billion (2020)
- Cameroon — 1.53 trillion (2021)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 4.54 trillion (2022)
- Congo, Rep. — 232.66 billion (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 2.44 trillion (2023)
- Equatorial Guinea — 89.25 billion (2022)
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 taxes on goods and services (current LCU)?
- 1.18 trillion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 14,890% from 7.85 billion in 1990 (15.88% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.18 trillion in 2024 and the lowest 7.85 billion in 1990.
- How does Rwanda rank?
- 23rd highest of 91 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in taxes on goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Rwanda?
- In 2024, Rwanda's taxes on goods and services (current LCU) rose 15% on 2023 (from 1.02 trillion to 1.18 trillion). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2023), the average change was +11.9% and a typical year strayed about 6.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above 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.GSRV.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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