Property tax calculator Rwanda

Owners of buildings and plots pay immovable property tax to their district every year. Choose what you own and enter its value or area.

How it's calculated

Residential building and its plot: 0.5% of market value. Three floors: 0.25%. More than three floors: 0.1%.
Commercial building and its plot: 0.3%. Industrial, or belonging to a micro or small business: 0.1%.
Land: the district rate per square metre, from zero up to RWF 80.
The home you live in is exempt, with its annexes on the same plot.

A house rented out with a market value of RWF 50,000,000 pays RWF 250,000 a year. A 600 square metre plot at RWF 80 a square metre pays RWF 48,000.

When is property tax due?

Declare and pay by 31 December of the tax year, online through the Rwanda Automated Local Government Taxes Management System.

Which land is exempt?

Farm, livestock or forestry land of two hectares or less, and land set aside for housing where no basic infrastructure has been built.

How often is the value updated?

Property is valued every five years, starting on 1 January of the first tax year.

What if I buy during the year?

The buyer owes the tax from the date of the transfer, prorated for the rest of the year.

Market value: What the building and its plot would sell for.
District council: The local authority that sets the land rate in its district.

Up-to-date official data

Data checked against the official source on 26 October 2026.

We check the official sources automatically, every day.