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
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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About this data
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.