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Burkina Faso vs Peru: tax rates compared
Between the two, Peru's income tax rate (30%) tops Burkina Faso's (25%) by 5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Peru sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Peru's 2026-07-13, 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 | PE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 30% | PE +5 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 27.5% | 29.5% | PE +2 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 18% | match |
| 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 |
| Peru | 30% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Peru (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-07-13 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Peru higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 27.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Peru | 29.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −2 pp | Peru higher |
Between the two, Peru's corporate tax rate (29.5%) tops Burkina Faso's (27.5%) by 2pp. 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 |
| Peru | 18% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Peru (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-13 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Burkina Faso and Peru both post a VAT rate of 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Peru's 2026-07-13, 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 |
| Peru | 5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Peru (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-07-13 |
| Difference | +5 pp | Burkina Faso higher |
Between the two, Burkina Faso's capital gains tax rate (10%) tops Peru'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 Peru's 2026-07-13, 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 |
| Peru | 0% | Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Peru · as of 2025-10-01 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Burkina Faso and Peru both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2026-03-15 and Peru's 2025-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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