Taxes on goods and services in Burundi
Burundi: Taxes on goods and services was 13.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in Burundi, 1991–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
In 2021, taxes on goods and services in Burundi stood at 13.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Burundi peaked at 17.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1997.
Burundi ranks 42nd of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.6% | — |
| 1992 | 16.5% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 17.3% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 13.1% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 13.4% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | +2.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 13.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.3%, 1.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 13.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 13.0% | 17.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.0% | 15.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.1% | 13.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 39 El Salvador 13.7% compare
- 40 Cyprus 13.6% compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 13.5% compare
- 43 Türkiye 13.4% compare
- 44 Kiribati 13.4% compare
- 45 Mozambique 13.3% compare
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 taxes on goods and services in Burundi?
- Taxes on goods and services in Burundi was 13.4% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1997.
- How does Burundi rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Burundi ranks 42nd out of 154 countries with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 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.