Taxes on international trade in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Taxes on international trade was 16.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in Burkina Faso, 2002–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on international trade in Burkina Faso stood at 16.6%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.5% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Burkina Faso peaked at 16.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2020.
That places Burkina Faso 15th out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12.7% | — |
| 2003 | 10.3% | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +31.5% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +60.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 16.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.7%, 1.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 16.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.2%, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 10.3% | 13.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.2% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 9.0% | 16.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Burkina Faso?
- Taxes on international trade in Burkina Faso was 16.6% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2020.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for taxes on international trade?
- Burkina Faso ranks 15th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.