Rwanda has the ambition to become a regional hub for top-tier capacity building in ICT, and to accelerate this, the Government has invested in developing ICT infrastructure to enable service delivery.
Investment opportunities
Infrastructure management services
Software development
Cloud computing
Business process outsourcing
Mobile applications
E-government
ICT education and training
ICT business financing
Application development & integration
IT consulting
Software R&D
Special incentive packages provided to ICT firms
Special incentive packages provided to ICT firms, including
VAT exemption from IT equipment: Visit the link to see the exempted items here:
Corporate income tax rate of (15%): A corporate income tax rate of (15%) shall be accorded to a registered investor in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Sector with an investment involving one of the following activities: Services, manufacturing or assembly. This incentive excludes ICT retail and wholesale trade as well as ICT repair industries and telecommunications.
Corporate income tax holiday of up to seven (7) years: A registered investor, investing an equivalent of at least fifty million United States Dollars and contributing at least (30%) of this investment in the form of equity in the ICT sector with a venture involving manufacturing, assembly, and service. This incentive excludes communication, ICT retail, and wholesale trade as well as ICT repair companies or enterprises and telecommunications.
Immigration incentives
A registered investor and his/her dependents shall be issued with a residence permit in accordance with relevant laws.
A registered investor who invests an equivalent of at least two hundred fifty-thousand United States Dollars (USD 250,000) may recruit three (3), foreign employees, without necessarily demonstrating that their skills are lacking or insufficient on the labor market in Rwanda.
