Rwanda vs South Africa: Taxes on goods and services, GB

Rwanda
265.75 billion current LCU
in 2011
South Africa
333.17 billion current LCU
in 2008
Rwanda rank
16th
South Africa rank
15th

Taxes on goods and services, GB over time

  • Rwanda
  • South Africa
0100.0B200.0B300.0B196819892011

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 333.17 billion current LCU against 265.75 billion current LCU in Rwanda, a difference of 67.42 billion current LCU.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 15th of 50 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 14.62 billion current LCU 81.34 billion current LCU 66.73 billion current LCU South Africa
2000s 79.17 billion current LCU 231.50 billion current LCU 152.32 billion current LCU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services, gb, Rwanda or South Africa?
South Africa, at 333.17 billion current LCU against 265.75 billion current LCU in Rwanda as of 2008.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services, gb between Rwanda and South Africa?
67.42 billion current LCU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2008.
How do Rwanda and South Africa rank globally for taxes on goods and services, gb?
Rwanda ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 15th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,256 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Taxes on goods and services include all taxes and duties levied by central governments on the production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing, or delivery of goods and rendering of services, or on the use of goods or permission to use goods or perform activities. These include general sales taxes, turnover or value added taxes, excise taxes, and motor vehicle taxes. Data are shown for central government only and are in current local currency.