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British Virgin Islands vs Rwanda: tax rates compared

Rwanda's income tax rate is 30pp higher than British Virgin Islands's (30% vs 0%). The 200-country average is 28%: British Virgin Islands sits below it, Rwanda sits above it.

Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income0%30%Corporate0%28%VAT0%18%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax VG RWDifference
Income Tax0%30%RW +30 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax0%28%RW +28 pp
VAT0%18%RW +18 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
British Virgin Islands0%Source: Government of the Virgin Islands — All Government Services (Inland Revenue Department tax listing) · as of 2026-07-20
Rwanda30%Source: Rwanda Revenue Authority — Calculate PAYE · as of 2026-07-20
Difference−30 ppRwanda higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
British Virgin Islands0%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Rwanda28%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−28 ppRwanda higher

Rwanda's corporate tax rate is 28pp higher than British Virgin Islands's (28% vs 0%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: British Virgin Islands sits below it, Rwanda sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
British Virgin Islands0%Source: Government of the Virgin Islands — Inland Revenue Department · as of 2026-07-19
Rwanda18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Rwanda (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-18
Difference−18 ppRwanda higher

Rwanda's VAT rate is 18pp higher than British Virgin Islands's (18% vs 0%). The 181-country average is 15%: British Virgin Islands sits below it, Rwanda sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
British Virgin Islands0%Source: Government of the Virgin Islands — All Government Services (Inland Revenue Department tax listing) · as of 2026-07-19
Rwanda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Rwanda (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

British Virgin Islands's capital gains tax rate is identical to Rwanda's — both sit at 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
British Virgin Islands0%Source: Government of the Virgin Islands — Inland Revenue Department services listing · as of 2026-07-18
Rwanda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Rwanda (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

British Virgin Islands's wealth tax rate is identical to Rwanda's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.