Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Rwanda
Rwanda: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 13.98 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Rwanda, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Rwanda is 13.98, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Rwanda peaked at 16.3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.01, in 1994.
That places Rwanda 132nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.11 | — |
| 1981 | 7.75 | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 7.82 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 7.53 | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 7.92 | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 8.43 | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 9.84 | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 9.16 | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 8.84 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 8.5 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 7.7 | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 7.99 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 7.81 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 7.43 | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 3.01 | -59.5% |
| 1995 | 5.63 | +87.2% |
| 1996 | 8.05 | +43.0% |
| 1997 | 8.38 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 8.74 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 8.67 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 8.12 | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 9.15 | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 10.13 | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 10.03 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 9.82 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 9.93 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 10.64 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 10.75 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 11.64 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 11.29 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 11.55 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 12.14 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 12.81 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 13.98 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 14.41 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 15.24 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 15.21 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 15.25 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 15.88 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 16.3 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 16.05 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 16.02 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 15.6 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 13.98 | -10.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 13.98 is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.46, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 13.98 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.54, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +87.2% | 3.01 | 5.63 |
| 1994 | -59.5% | 7.43 | 3.01 |
| 1996 | +43.0% | 5.63 | 8.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.39 | 7.53 | 9.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.34 | 3.01 | 8.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.15 | 8.12 | 11.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.28 | 11.55 | 16.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.42 | 13.98 | 16.05 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More poverty & inequality data for Rwanda
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,784 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 11.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -10.38 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Rwanda?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Rwanda was 13.98 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.01 in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Rwanda ranks 132nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.