Tax revenue in Burundi
Burundi: Tax revenue was 12.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue in Burundi, 1991–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, tax revenue in Burundi stood at 12.7%.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Burundi peaked at 16.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1997.
That places Burundi 109th out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.1% | — |
| 1992 | 15.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 14.9% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 15.6% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 13.4% | -19.4% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 13.9% | +21.3% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 11.4% | 16.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 13.5% | 15.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.7% | 13.1% | 2 |
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More public sector data for Burundi
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1632 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 200 % change on previous year (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 12.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0566 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 171.83 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 77.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Burundi?
- Tax revenue in Burundi was 12.7% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1997.
- How does Burundi rank for tax revenue?
- Burundi ranks 109th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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.