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Burkina Faso vs Namibia: tax rates compared

Namibia has an income tax rate of 37%, 12pp above Burkina Faso's 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Namibia sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Namibia's 2025-03-01, 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

0102030405060Income25%37%Corporate27.5%30%VAT15%18%Capital Gains0%10%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BF NADifference
Income Tax25%37%NA +12 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax27.5%30%NA +2.5 pp
VAT18%15%BF +3 pp
Capital Gains Tax10%0%BF +10 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Burkina Faso25%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI), Burkina Faso — Code Général des Impôts 2023 · as of 2023-01-01
Namibia37%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Namibia, Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-03-01
Difference−12 ppNamibia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Burkina Faso27.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Namibia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−2.5 ppNamibia higher

Namibia 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

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Burkina Faso18%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI), Burkina Faso — Code Général des Impôts · as of 2023-01-01
Namibia15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Namibia, Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-16
Difference+3 ppBurkina Faso higher

Burkina Faso has a VAT rate of 18%, 3pp above Namibia's 15%. The 181-country average is 15%: Burkina Faso sits above it, Namibia matches the world average. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Namibia's 2026-07-16, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Burkina Faso10%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI), Burkina Faso — Code Général des Impôts 2023 · as of 2023-01-01
Namibia0%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Namibia · as of 2025-10-01
Difference+10 ppBurkina Faso higher

Burkina Faso has a capital gains tax rate of 10%, 10pp above Namibia's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Namibia's 2025-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Burkina Faso0%Source: ATAF — "Burkina Faso evaluates wealth tax options through ATAF Engagement" · as of 2026-03-15
Namibia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Namibia, Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-16
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Burkina Faso and Namibia share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.