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Burkina Faso vs Central African Republic: tax rates compared
Central African Republic has an income tax rate of 40%, 15pp above Burkina Faso's 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Central African Republic sits above it.
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
| Tax | BF | CF | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 40% | CF +15 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 27.5% | 30% | CF +2.5 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 19% | CF +1 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 10% | 40% | CF +30 pplargest gap |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 25% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI), Burkina Faso — Code Général des Impôts 2023 · as of 2023-01-01 |
| Central African Republic | 40% | Source: Central African Republic Ministry of Finance and Budget — Code Général des Impôts (Article 86) · as of 2023-01-01 |
| Difference | −15 pp | Central African Republic higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 27.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Central African Republic | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −2.5 pp | Central African Republic higher |
Central African Republic has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 2.5pp above Burkina Faso's 27.5%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 18% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI), Burkina Faso — Code Général des Impôts · as of 2023-01-01 |
| Central African Republic | 19% | Source: Central African Republic Ministry of Finance and Budget — Code Général des Impôts (Article 257) · as of 2019-01-01 |
| Difference | −1 pp | Central African Republic higher |
Central African Republic has a VAT rate of 19%, 1pp above Burkina Faso's 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Central African Republic's 2019-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 10% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI), Burkina Faso — Code Général des Impôts 2023 · as of 2023-01-01 |
| Central African Republic | 40% | Source: Central African Republic Ministry of Finance and Budget — Code Général des Impôts (Articles 55, 86) · as of 2023-01-01 |
| Difference | −30 pp | Central African Republic higher |
Central African Republic has a capital gains tax rate of 40%, 30pp above Burkina Faso's 10%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Central African Republic sits above it.
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