Paying taxes: Time in Rwanda

Rwanda: Paying taxes: Time was 90.5 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
90.5 hours per year
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
171st
of 190 countries
All-time high
168 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
90.5 hours per year
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Rwanda, 2005–2019

0501001502005201220192005: 168 hours per year2006: 168 hours per year2007: 168 hours per year2008: 160 hours per year2009: 160 hours per year2010: 148 hours per year2011: 148 hours per year2012: 134 hours per year2013: 123 hours per year2014: 119 hours per year2015: 109 hours per year2016: 124 hours per year2017: 94.5 hours per year2018: 95.5 hours per year2019: 90.5 hours per year

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Rwanda, 2005 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 168 Kuwait 98 hours per year compare
  2. 169 Jordan 96.5 hours per year compare
  3. 170 Lithuania 95 hours per year compare
  4. 172 Finland 90 hours per year compare
  5. 173 Seychelles 85 hours per year compare
  6. 174 Ireland 81.5 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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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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Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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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.