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Rwanda vs Uganda: tax rates compared

Uganda has an income tax rate of 40%, 10pp above Rwanda's 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit 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

0102030405060Income30%40%Corporate28%30%VAT18%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax RW UGDifference
Income Tax30%40%UG +10 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax28%30%UG +2 pp
VAT18%18%match
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Rwanda30%Source: Rwanda Revenue Authority — Calculate PAYE · as of 2026-07-20
Uganda40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−10 ppUganda higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Rwanda28%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Uganda30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−2 ppUganda higher

Uganda has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 2pp above Rwanda's 28%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Rwanda18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Rwanda (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-18
Uganda18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Rwanda and Uganda share the same VAT rate: 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Rwanda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Rwanda (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-18
Uganda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Rwanda and Uganda share the same capital gains tax rate: 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Rwanda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Rwanda (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-18
Uganda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Rwanda and Uganda share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.