Rwanda - Tax revenue

Tax revenue (current LCU)

The value for Tax revenue (current LCU) in Rwanda was 1,359,420,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,359,420,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 2,106,000,000 in 1973.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
1973 2,106,000,000
1974 2,920,000,000
1975 3,969,000,000
1976 6,129,000,000
1977 7,809,000,000
1978 7,878,000,000
1979 11,254,000,000
1980 11,304,000,000
1989 20,870,000,000
1990 18,750,000,000
1991 22,156,000,000
1992 24,590,000,000
2014 727,991,000,000
2015 817,615,000,000
2016 986,838,000,000
2017 1,034,980,000,000
2018 1,182,600,000,000
2019 1,359,420,000,000

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Rwanda was 14.59 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 14.59 in 2019, while its lowest value was 7.52 in 1975.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1973 8.63
1974 10.18
1975 7.52
1976 9.91
1977 10.90
1978 9.72
1979 11.70
1980 10.47
1989 10.83
1990 8.78
1991 9.26
1992 9.05
2014 12.95
2015 13.30
2016 14.42
2017 13.45
2018 14.24
2019 14.59

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance