Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 27.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Burkina Faso, 2002–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 27.1% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2024.
The figure is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Burkina Faso peaked at 34.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2009.
Burkina Faso ranks 122nd of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25.4% | — |
| 2003 | 24.8% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | +22.4% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 32.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | -14.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 27.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 29.5%, 92% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 27.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.6%, 80% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 21.6% | 25.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 23.6% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 27.1% | 34.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Burkina Faso?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Burkina Faso was 27.1% in 2024, 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2009.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Burkina Faso ranks 122nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). 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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.