Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Rwanda
Rwanda: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 64.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
64.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 189 countries
All-time high
64.2%
in 2020
All-time low
32.7%
in 2014
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Rwanda, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Rwanda is 64.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 88.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Rwanda peaked at 64.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 2014.
That places Rwanda 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 33.4% | — |
| 2010 | 37.9% | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 55.9% | +71.0% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | +0.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 64.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 39.5%, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 64.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.4% | 33.4% | 33.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 32.7% | 55.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 64.2% | 64.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Rwanda?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Rwanda was 64.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2014.
- How does Rwanda rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Rwanda ranks 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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