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Burkina Faso vs Chile: tax rates compared
Chile's income tax rate is 15pp higher than Burkina Faso's (40% vs 25%). The 200-country average is 28%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Chile sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Chile's 2025-01-01, 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 | BF | CL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 40% | CL +15 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 27.5% | 27% | BF +0.5 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 19% | CL +1 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 10% | 10% | match |
| 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 |
| Chile | 40% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −15 pp | Chile higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 27.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Chile | 27% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +0.5 pp | Burkina Faso higher |
Burkina Faso's corporate tax rate is 0.5pp higher than Chile's (27.5% vs 27%). 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 |
| Chile | 19% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chile (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-19 |
| Difference | −1 pp | Chile higher |
Chile's VAT rate is 1pp higher than Burkina Faso's (19% vs 18%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Chile's 2025-12-19, 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 |
| Chile | 10% | Source: Chile Ministry of Finance — Ley sobre Impuesto a la Renta (Decreto Ley 824), Article 107, consolidated text via Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional (LeyChile) · as of 2022-02-04 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Burkina Faso's capital gains tax rate is identical to Chile's — both sit at 10%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Chile's 2022-02-04, 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 |
| Chile | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chile (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-19 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Burkina Faso's wealth tax rate is identical to Chile's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2026-03-15 and Chile's 2025-12-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.