Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Tax revenue

Burkina Faso
18.7%
in 2024
Zambia
18.8%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
60th
Zambia rank
58th

Tax revenue over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Zambia
05101520199020072024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 18.8% against 18.7% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Zambia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 60th and Zambia ranks 58th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 10.6% 14.1% 3.5% Zambia
2010s 14.0% 14.9% 0.9% Zambia
2020s 17.0% 17.2% 0.2% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
Zambia, at 18.8% against 18.7% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for tax revenue?
Burkina Faso ranks 60th and Zambia ranks 58th 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.