Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Burundi
Burundi: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 15.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Burundi, 1991–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 15.8% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2021.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Burundi peaked at 24.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2010.
That places Burundi 119th out of 153 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.2% | — |
| 1992 | 20.6% | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 17.7% | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | -18.5% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | +31.7% |
| 1996 | 22.9% | +20.4% |
| 1997 | 24.9% | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 22.2% | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 23.8% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -58.5% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +25.1% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +27.6% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | -11.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 15.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 22.4%, 71% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 15.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.5%, 62% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 14.4% | 24.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 9.9% | 19.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 15.8% | 17.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 116 Mongolia 16.3% compare
- 117 Ukraine 16.2% compare
- 118 Albania 16.0% compare
- 120 Seychelles 15.8% compare
- 121 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15.5% compare
- 122 Costa Rica 15.3% 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 income, profits and capital gains in Burundi?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Burundi was 15.8% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2010.
- How does Burundi rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Burundi ranks 119th out of 153 countries with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.