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Burkina Faso vs Colombia: tax rates compared
Between the two, Colombia's income tax rate (39%) tops Burkina Faso's (25%) by 14pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Colombia sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Colombia'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 | CO | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 39% | CO +14 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 27.5% | 35% | CO +7.5 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 19% | CO +1 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 10% | 15% | CO +5 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 1.5% | CO +1.5 pp |
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 |
| Colombia | 39% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −14 pp | Colombia higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 27.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Colombia | 35% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −7.5 pp | Colombia higher |
Between the two, Colombia'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 |
| Colombia | 19% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Colombia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-23 |
| Difference | −1 pp | Colombia higher |
Between the two, Colombia's VAT rate (19%) tops Burkina Faso's (18%) by 1pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Colombia's 2026-01-23, 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 |
| Colombia | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Colombia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-23 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Colombia higher |
Between the two, Colombia's capital gains tax rate (15%) tops Burkina Faso's (10%) by 5pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Colombia sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Colombia's 2026-01-23, 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 |
| Colombia | 1.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Colombia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-23 |
| Difference | −1.5 pp | Colombia higher |
Between the two, Colombia's wealth tax rate (1.5%) tops Burkina Faso's (0%) by 1.5pp. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Colombia sits above it.
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