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Algeria vs Burkina Faso: tax rates compared
Algeria's income tax rate is 10pp higher than Burkina Faso's (35% vs 25%). The 200-country average is 28%: Algeria sits above it, Burkina Faso sits below it. Algeria's figure is dated 2025-10-01 and Burkina Faso's 2023-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | DZ | BF | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 35% | 25% | DZ +10 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 26% | 27.5% | BF +1.5 pp |
| VAT | 19% | 18% | DZ +1 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 35% | 10% | DZ +25 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 1% | 0% | DZ +1 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 35% | Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Algeria · as of 2025-10-01 |
| Burkina Faso | 25% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI), Burkina Faso — Code Général des Impôts 2023 · as of 2023-01-01 |
| Difference | +10 pp | Algeria higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 26% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Burkina Faso | 27.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −1.5 pp | Burkina Faso higher |
Burkina Faso's corporate tax rate is 1.5pp higher than Algeria's (27.5% vs 26%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 19% | Source: EY Worldwide VAT, GST and Sales Tax Guide 2026 — Algeria · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Burkina Faso | 18% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI), Burkina Faso — Code Général des Impôts · as of 2023-01-01 |
| Difference | +1 pp | Algeria higher |
Algeria's VAT rate is 1pp higher than Burkina Faso's (19% vs 18%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Algeria's figure is dated 2026-01-01 and Burkina Faso's 2023-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 35% | Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Algeria · as of 2025-10-01 |
| Burkina Faso | 10% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI), Burkina Faso — Code Général des Impôts 2023 · as of 2023-01-01 |
| Difference | +25 pp | Algeria higher |
Algeria's capital gains tax rate is 25pp higher than Burkina Faso's (35% vs 10%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Algeria sits above it, Burkina Faso sits below it. Algeria's figure is dated 2025-10-01 and Burkina Faso's 2023-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1% | Source: Code des Impôts Directs et Taxes Assimilées (CIDTA), Art. 281 noniès — Impôt sur la Fortune · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Burkina Faso | 0% | Source: ATAF — "Burkina Faso evaluates wealth tax options through ATAF Engagement" · as of 2026-03-15 |
| Difference | +1 pp | Algeria higher |
Algeria's wealth tax rate is 1pp higher than Burkina Faso's (1% vs 0%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: Algeria sits above it, Burkina Faso sits below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.