What is the difference in tax revenue between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?

209.97 billion current LCU, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?

10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Tax revenue

Burkina Faso

2.62 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Cameroon

2.83 trillion current LCU

in 2021

Burkina Faso rank

38th

Cameroon rank

35th

Tax revenue over time

Burkina Faso
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 2.83 trillion current LCU against 2.62 trillion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 209.97 billion current LCU.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 38th and Cameroon ranks 35th of 157 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
2010s	1.11 trillion current LCU	2.32 trillion current LCU	1.21 trillion current LCU	Cameroon
2020s	1.58 trillion current LCU	2.69 trillion current LCU	1.12 trillion current LCU	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?: Cameroon, at 2.83 trillion current LCU against 2.62 trillion current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 209.97 billion current LCU, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for tax revenue?: Burkina Faso ranks 38th and Cameroon ranks 35th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tax revenue (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 4,711 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.