Tax revenue in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Tax revenue was 18.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Burkina Faso, 2002–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue in Burkina Faso is 18.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Burkina Faso peaked at 18.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2002.
Burkina Faso ranks 60th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.7% | — |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | +0.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 18.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.4%, 1.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 18.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.7%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 9.7% | 11.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 11.3% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 13.7% | 18.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 57 Slovakia 19.1% compare
- 58 Zambia 18.8% compare
- 59 North Macedonia 18.8% compare
- 61 Czechia 18.6% compare
- 62 Republic of Moldova 18.6% compare
- 63 Cape Verde 18.4% compare
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 tax revenue in Burkina Faso?
- Tax revenue in Burkina Faso was 18.7% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2002.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for tax revenue?
- Burkina Faso ranks 60th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.