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Burkina Faso vs Norway: tax rates compared

Between the two, Norway's income tax rate (39.7%) tops Burkina Faso's (25%) by 14.7pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Norway sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Norway'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

0102030405060Income25%39.7%Corporate22%27.5%VAT18%25%Capital Gains10%37.8%Wealth Tax0%1.1%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BF NODifference
Income Tax25%39.7%NO +14.7 pp
Corporate Tax27.5%22%BF +5.5 pp
VAT18%25%NO +7 pp
Capital Gains Tax10%37.8%NO +27.8 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%1.1%NO +1.1 pp

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
Norway39.7%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−14.7 ppNorway higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Burkina Faso27.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Norway22%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+5.5 ppBurkina Faso higher

Between the two, Burkina Faso's corporate tax rate (27.5%) tops Norway's (22%) by 5.5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Burkina Faso sits above it, Norway sits below 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
Norway25%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Norway (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-25
Difference−7 ppNorway higher

Between the two, Norway's VAT rate (25%) tops Burkina Faso's (18%) by 7pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Norway's 2026-06-25, 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
Norway37.8%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Norway (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-20
Difference−27.8 ppNorway higher

Between the two, Norway's capital gains tax rate (37.8%) tops Burkina Faso's (10%) by 27.8pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Norway sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Norway's 2026-01-20, 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
Norway1.1%Source: Skatteetaten (Norwegian Tax Administration) — Wealth tax rates · as of 2026-01-01
Difference−1.1 ppNorway higher

Between the two, Norway's wealth tax rate (1.1%) tops Burkina Faso's (0%) by 1.1pp. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Norway sits above it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.