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Burkina Faso vs Kiribati: tax rates compared
Kiribati's income tax rate is 5pp higher than Burkina Faso's (30% vs 25%). The 200-country average is 28%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Kiribati sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Kiribati's 2014-01-01, 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
| Tax | BF | KI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 30% | KI +5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 27.5% | 35% | KI +7.5 pplargest gap |
| VAT | 18% | 12.5% | BF +5.5 pp |
| 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 |
| Kiribati | 30% | Source: Kiribati Tax Division, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development — Tax Obligation Pamphlet (January 2026) · as of 2014-01-01 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Kiribati higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 27.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Kiribati | 35% | Source: Kiribati Tax Division, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development — Tax Obligation Pamphlet (January 2026) · as of 2001-01-01 |
| Difference | −7.5 pp | Kiribati higher |
Kiribati's corporate tax rate is 7.5pp higher than Burkina Faso's (35% vs 27.5%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Kiribati's 2001-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 18% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI), Burkina Faso — Code Général des Impôts · as of 2023-01-01 |
| Kiribati | 12.5% | Source: Kiribati Tax Division, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development — Guidelines and Obligations of VAT Registered Businesses · as of 2024-05-31 |
| Difference | +5.5 pp | Burkina Faso higher |
Burkina Faso's VAT rate is 5.5pp higher than Kiribati's (18% vs 12.5%). The 181-country average is 15%: Burkina Faso sits above it, Kiribati sits below it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Kiribati's 2024-05-31, 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 |
| Kiribati | 0% | Source: Kiribati Ministry of Finance and Economic Development — Taxation · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Burkina Faso's wealth tax rate is identical to Kiribati's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.