Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Burundi
Burundi: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 21.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat
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 total taxes.
Analysis
In 2021, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Burundi stood at 21.6%.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Burundi peaked at 33.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 1994.
Burundi ranks 135th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.2% | — |
| 1992 | 24.5% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 27.0% | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 19.2% | -28.9% |
| 1995 | 21.7% | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 27.5% | +26.6% |
| 1997 | 26.4% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 23.7% | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 25.2% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | +28.8% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -12.9% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 21.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 29.5%, 73% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 21.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.6%, 64% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.5% | 19.2% | 27.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 21.1% | 33.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 21.6% | 24.8% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Burundi?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Burundi was 21.6% 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 33.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 1994.
- How does Burundi rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Burundi ranks 135th 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 down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 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.