Burkina Faso vs Cape Verde: Tax revenue

Burkina Faso
18.7%
in 2024
Cape Verde
18.4%
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
60th
Cape Verde rank
63rd

Tax revenue over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Cape Verde
0510152025200220132024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 18.7% against 18.4% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 60th and Cape Verde ranks 63rd of 157 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Cape Verde Difference Ahead
2000s 10.8% 19.9% 9.0% Cape Verde
2010s 14.0% 17.2% 3.2% Cape Verde
2020s 13.7% 18.4% 4.6% Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Burkina Faso or Cape Verde?
Burkina Faso, at 18.7% against 18.4% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?
0.3%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?
16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Cape Verde rank globally for tax revenue?
Burkina Faso ranks 60th and Cape Verde ranks 63rd of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.