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Burkina Faso vs Nepal: tax rates compared
Between the two, Nepal's income tax rate (30%) tops Burkina Faso's (25%) by 5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Nepal sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Nepal's 2026-01-02, 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 | NP | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 30% | NP +5 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 27.5% | 25% | BF +2.5 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 13% | BF +5 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 10% | 5% | BF +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 |
| Nepal | 30% | Source: Inland Revenue Department (Nepal) — Income Tax Act, 2058 (2002), as amended by Finance Act 2082, Schedule 1 (clause 1) · as of 2026-01-02 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Nepal higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 27.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Nepal | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +2.5 pp | Burkina Faso higher |
Between the two, Burkina Faso's corporate tax rate (27.5%) tops Nepal's (25%) by 2.5pp. 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 |
| Nepal | 13% | Source: Value Added Tax Act, 2052 (1995), as amended — Inland Revenue Department, Nepal · as of 2005-01-01 |
| Difference | +5 pp | Burkina Faso higher |
Between the two, Burkina Faso's VAT rate (18%) tops Nepal's (13%) by 5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Burkina Faso sits above it, Nepal sits below it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Nepal's 2005-01-01, 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 |
| Nepal | 5% | Source: Inland Revenue Department (Nepal) — Income Tax Act, 2058 (2002), as amended by Finance Act 2082, Section 95Ka(2)(a) · as of 2026-01-02 |
| Difference | +5 pp | Burkina Faso higher |
Between the two, Burkina Faso's capital gains tax rate (10%) tops Nepal's (5%) by 5pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Nepal's 2026-01-02, 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 |
| Nepal | 0% | Source: Inland Revenue Department, Nepal — official site (list of administered tax laws) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Burkina Faso and Nepal both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.