Burkina Faso vs High income: Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue)
Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) over time
- Burkina Faso
- High income
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 42.3% against 28.1% in High income, a difference of 14.2%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times High income's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and High income ranks 35th of 156 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1% | 31.6% | 4.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 30.9% | 8.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 29.0% | 11.1% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Burkina Faso or High income?
- Burkina Faso, at 42.3% against 28.1% in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Burkina Faso and High income?
- 14.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and High income?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and High income rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and High income ranks 35th of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.