Customs and other import duties in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Customs and other import duties was 13.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in Burkina Faso, 2002–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for customs and other import duties in Burkina Faso is 13.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Burkina Faso peaked at 18.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2021.
Burkina Faso ranks 33rd of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 15.8% | — |
| 2003 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | +1.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 13.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.6%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 13.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.7%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 15.7% | 18.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 13.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.0% | 13.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More public sector data for Burkina Faso
- Arms imports 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 94.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 43.47 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 23.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.02 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 69.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Burkina Faso?
- Customs and other import duties in Burkina Faso was 13.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2021.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for customs and other import duties?
- Burkina Faso ranks 33rd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.