Taxes on exports in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Taxes on exports was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on exports in Burkina Faso, 2017–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on exports in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.0% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Burkina Faso ranks 51st of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes on exports in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +72.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -57.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -31.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 10% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 4% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 48 South Africa 0.0% compare
- 49 Portugal 0.0%
- 50 Burundi 0.0% compare
- 52 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 53 Azerbaijan 0.0% compare
- 54 Vanuatu 0.0% compare
More public sector data for Burkina Faso
- Democracy, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Burkina Faso?
- Taxes on exports in Burkina Faso was 0.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for taxes on exports?
- Burkina Faso ranks 51st out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. 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 Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-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.