Paying taxes: Time in Rwanda
Rwanda: Paying taxes: Time was 90.5 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Rwanda, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 90.5 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Rwanda peaked at 168 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 90.5 hours per year, in 2019.
Rwanda ranks 171st of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 168 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 168 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 168 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 160 hours per year | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 160 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 148 hours per year | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 148 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 134 hours per year | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 123 hours per year | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 119 hours per year | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 109 hours per year | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 124 hours per year | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 94.5 hours per year | -23.8% |
| 2018 | 95.5 hours per year | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 90.5 hours per year | -5.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 90.5 hours per year is below the median for low income countries, which is 248 hours per year, 36% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 90.5 hours per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 232 hours per year, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 164.8 hours per year | 160 hours per year | 168 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 118.55 hours per year | 90.5 hours per year | 148 hours per year | 10 |
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More reference data data for Rwanda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1223 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7651 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Rwanda?
- Paying taxes: time in Rwanda was 90.5 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 168 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5 hours per year in 2019.
- How does Rwanda rank for paying taxes: time?
- Rwanda ranks 171st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time (hours per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time to comply with tax laws measures the time taken to prepare, ?le and pay three major types of taxes and contributions: the corporate income tax, value added or sales tax and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social contributions.