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Start your company in Rwanda

Formation, registered office and bookkeeping — ready to operate from day one.

I'm in 4 min · no card required
Live in 15-17 days
  1. 1
    RDB Online Filing Day 1-2
    • Submit incorporation form on RDB portal
    • Upload directors and shareholders KYC
    • Reserve company name digitally
  2. 2
    Certificate Issuance Day 3-4
    • Receive certificate of incorporation
    • Obtain TIN from RRA automatically
    • Apply for KIFC status if financial services
  3. 3
    Banking Setup Day 5-7
    • Open corporate bank account in Kigali
    • Register with RSSB for social security
    • Activate trading licence with district
Starts from
$2,928 first year, all-in
≈ €2,488
What's included
  • Company formation $1,500
  • Registered office $600 /year
  • Bookkeeping $69 /month
    See pricing tiers by revenue
    • ≤ $50K revenue $69 /month
    • $50K–200K $115 /month
    • $200K–500K $193 /month
    • $500K–1M $386 /month
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Why Rwanda?

Financial services founders building an African holding structure

Kigali International Financial Centre (KIFC) grants 0% CIT for 10 years on qualifying financial services, fund management and global trading. KIFC is supervised by the National Bank of Rwanda and Rwanda Finance Limited, and clear of EU tax and FATF lists.

KIFC 0% / 10 yearsBNR supervisedFATF clear

Tech founders entering East Africa fast

Rwanda incorporates in 3 days through the Rwanda Development Board's online single window, with English as an official language. Rwanda ranks #2 in Africa for ease of doing business per the World Bank's last published Doing Business report.

1-3 day setupEnglish officialRDB online

Crypto and digital asset firms wanting an African base

The BNR Virtual Asset Regulations provide a formal framework for VASPs, and Rwanda offers a Special Economic Zone regime. DTA partners include Mauritius, Belgium, Singapore and South Africa, with no minimum share capital and 3-14 day banking.

BNR Virtual Asset rules0 min capitalSEZ incentives

Considerations

If you need broad treaty coverage or a deep local market

Rwanda has only ~10 DTAs and a small domestic economy with developing infrastructure. For wider treaty coverage or scale:

~10 DTAs onlySmall domestic market
→ South Africa 80 DTAs, deepest African market→ Mauritius 45+ DTAs, Africa treaty hub→ Morocco 60 DTAs, EU and US FTAs

If you are raising from US VCs or running gaming

Rwanda is not on standard US VC term sheets and offers no gaming licence framework. For US VC capital or gaming verticals:

Not on US VC sheetsNo gaming framework
→ Delaware (USA) Default for US VC term sheets→ Cayman Islands Standard offshore feeder for US funds→ Malta MGA gaming, EU passporting
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