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Burkina Faso vs Chad: tax rates compared
Between the two, Chad's income tax rate (30%) tops Burkina Faso's (25%) by 5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Chad sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Chad's 2024-08-12, 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 | BF | TD | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 30% | TD +5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 27.5% | 35% | TD +7.5 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 18% | match |
| Capital Gains Tax | 10% | 20% | TD +10 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
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 |
| Chad | 30% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chad (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2024-08-12 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Chad higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 27.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Chad | 35% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −7.5 pp | Chad higher |
Between the two, Chad's corporate tax rate (35%) tops Burkina Faso's (27.5%) by 7.5pp. 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 |
| Chad | 18% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chad (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2024-08-12 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Burkina Faso and Chad 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 Chad's 2024-08-12, 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 |
| Chad | 20% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chad (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2024-08-12 |
| Difference | −10 pp | Chad higher |
Between the two, Chad's capital gains tax rate (20%) tops Burkina Faso's (10%) by 10pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Chad sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Chad's 2024-08-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 0% | Source: ATAF — "Burkina Faso evaluates wealth tax options through ATAF Engagement" · as of 2026-03-15 |
| Chad | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chad (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2024-08-12 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Burkina Faso and Chad both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2026-03-15 and Chad's 2024-08-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.