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Australia vs Burundi: tax rates compared

Australia has an income tax rate of 47%, 17pp above Burundi's 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Australia's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Burundi's 2013-01-24, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income30%47%Corporate30%VAT10%18%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax AU BIDifference
Income Tax47%30%AU +17 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30%30%match
VAT10%18%BI +8 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia47%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Burundi30%Source: Office Burundais des Recettes (OBR) — Atelier sur le calcul de l'IPR, Loi n°1/02 du 24 janvier 2013 · as of 2013-01-24
Difference+17 ppAustralia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Burundi30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Australia and Burundi share the same corporate tax rate: 30%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-30
Burundi18%Source: Office Burundais des Recettes (OBR) — FAQ: base taxable de la TVA et le taux · as of 2016-08-09
Difference−8 ppBurundi higher

Burundi has a VAT rate of 18%, 8pp above Australia's 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: Australia sits below it, Burundi sits above it. Australia's figure is dated 2026-06-30 and Burundi's 2016-08-09, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-06-30
Burundi0%Source: Office Burundais des Recettes (OBR) — Lois et règlements · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Australia and Burundi share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.