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What are the sources of Income in Rwanda?

Below are the sources of income in Rwanda:

Income from sources in from Rwanda includes:

  • 1. income generated from services performed in Rwanda, including income generated from employment;
  • 2. income generated by a crafts person, musician or a player from his or her performances in Rwanda;
  • 3. income generated from activities carried on by a non-resident through a permanent establishment in Rwanda;
  • 4. income generated from sale of movable assets owned by a permanent establishment in Rwanda;
  • 5. income generated from the following assets in Rwanda:
    • a. immovable assets and accessories thereto;
    • b. livestock and inventory generated from agriculture and forestry;
    • c. usufruct and other rights derived from an immovable asset if such an asset is in Rwanda.
  • 6. income generated from sale of assets referred to in point 5° of this article;
  • 7. dividends distributed by a resident company;
  • 8. profit shares distributed by a resident partnership;
  • 9. interest paid by the Central Government, Districts, Town or Municipality, a resident of Rwanda or by a permanent establishment that a non-resident maintains in Rwanda;
  • 10. license fees including lease payments and royalties or artistic fee paid by a resident, or paid by a permanent establishment owned by a non-resident in Rwanda;
  • 11. income generated from any other activities carried on in Rwanda.

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