Burundi vs Upper middle income: Taxes on goods and services

Burundi
46.4%
in 2021
Upper middle income
33.6%
in 2024
Burundi rank
15th
Upper middle income rank
15th

Taxes on goods and services over time

  • Burundi
  • Upper middle income
20304050199120072024

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 46.4% against 33.6% in Upper middle income, a difference of 12.8%.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 156 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 45.3% 37.0% 8.3% Burundi
2010s 34.2% 37.3% 3.1% Upper middle income
2020s 45.8% 36.2% 9.7% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Burundi or Upper middle income?
Burundi, at 46.4% against 33.6% in Upper middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Burundi and Upper middle income?
12.8%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Upper middle income?
15 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
How do Burundi and Upper middle income rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
Burundi ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 15th 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

Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 5,703 data points, 1972–2024
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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.