Burkina Faso vs Low & middle income: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Burkina Faso
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 16.6% against 5.3% in Low & middle income, a difference of 11.3%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 3.2 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Low & middle income ranks 16th of 154 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 6.6% | 5.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 6.1% | 5.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 5.6% | 4.6% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Burkina Faso or Low & middle income?
- Burkina Faso, at 16.6% against 5.3% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Burkina Faso and Low & middle income?
- 11.3%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Low & middle income?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Low & middle income rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Low & middle income ranks 16th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.