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Burkina Faso vs Burundi: tax rates compared

Between the two, Burundi's income tax rate (30%) tops Burkina Faso's (25%) by 5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Burundi sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 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

0102030405060Income25%30%Corporate27.5%30%VAT18%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax BF BIDifference
Income Tax25%30%BI +5 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax27.5%30%BI +2.5 pp
VAT18%18%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Burkina Faso25%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI), Burkina Faso — Code Général des Impôts 2023 · as of 2023-01-01
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−5 ppBurundi higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Burkina Faso27.5%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
Difference−2.5 ppBurundi higher

Between the two, Burundi's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Burkina Faso's (27.5%) by 2.5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Burkina Faso18%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI), Burkina Faso — Code Général des Impôts · as of 2023-01-01
Burundi18%Source: Office Burundais des Recettes (OBR) — FAQ: base taxable de la TVA et le taux · as of 2016-08-09
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Burkina Faso and Burundi both post a VAT rate of 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Burundi's 2016-08-09, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Burkina Faso0%Source: ATAF — "Burkina Faso evaluates wealth tax options through ATAF Engagement" · as of 2026-03-15
Burundi0%Source: Office Burundais des Recettes (OBR) — Lois et règlements · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Burkina Faso and Burundi both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

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