Taxes on goods and services in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Taxes on goods and services was 13.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Burkina Faso, 2002–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 13.5% for taxes on goods and services in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Burkina Faso peaked at 13.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2002.
That places Burkina Faso 41st out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7.7% | — |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | -0.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 13.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.3%, 1.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 13.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.3%, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.7% | 9.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.3% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 9.6% | 13.5% | 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 taxes on goods and services in Burkina Faso?
- Taxes on goods and services in Burkina Faso was 13.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2002.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Burkina Faso ranks 41st out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.