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Dominican Republic vs Rwanda: tax rates compared

Rwanda's income tax rate is 5pp higher than Dominican Republic's (30% vs 25%). The 200-country average is 28%: Dominican Republic sits below it, Rwanda sits above it. Dominican Republic's figure is dated 2025-12-05 and Rwanda's 2026-07-20, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

0102030405060Income25%30%Corporate27%28%VAT18%Capital Gains0%25%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax DO RWDifference
Income Tax25%30%RW +5 pp
Corporate Tax27%28%RW +1 pp
VAT18%18%match
Capital Gains Tax25%0%DO +25 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Dominican Republic25%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Dominican Republic, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2025-12-05
Rwanda30%Source: Rwanda Revenue Authority — Calculate PAYE · as of 2026-07-20
Difference−5 ppRwanda higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Dominican Republic27%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−1 ppRwanda higher

Rwanda's corporate tax rate is 1pp higher than Dominican Republic's (28% vs 27%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Dominican Republic18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Dominican Republic (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-05
Rwanda18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Rwanda (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Dominican Republic's VAT rate is identical to Rwanda's — both sit at 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Dominican Republic's figure is dated 2025-12-05 and Rwanda's 2026-02-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Dominican Republic25%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Dominican Republic, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2025-12-05
Rwanda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Rwanda (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-18
Difference+25 ppDominican Republic higher

Dominican Republic's capital gains tax rate is 25pp higher than Rwanda's (25% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Dominican Republic sits above it, Rwanda sits below it. Dominican Republic's figure is dated 2025-12-05 and Rwanda's 2026-02-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Dominican Republic0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Dominican Republic (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-05
Rwanda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Rwanda (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Dominican Republic's wealth tax rate is identical to Rwanda's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Dominican Republic's figure is dated 2025-12-05 and Rwanda's 2026-02-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.