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Burkina Faso vs Poland: tax rates compared
Poland has an income tax rate of 32%, 7pp above Burkina Faso's 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Poland sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Poland'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
| Tax | BF | PL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 32% | PL +7 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 27.5% | 19% | BF +8.5 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 23% | PL +5 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 10% | 19% | PL +9 pplargest gap |
| 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 |
| Poland | 32% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −7 pp | Poland higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 27.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Poland | 19% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +8.5 pp | Burkina Faso higher |
Burkina Faso has a corporate tax rate of 27.5%, 8.5pp above Poland's 19%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Burkina Faso sits above it, Poland sits below 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 |
| Poland | 23% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-21 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Poland higher |
Poland has a VAT rate of 23%, 5pp above Burkina Faso's 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Poland's 2026-02-21, 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 |
| Poland | 19% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-21 |
| Difference | −9 pp | Poland higher |
Poland has a capital gains tax rate of 19%, 9pp above Burkina Faso's 10%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Poland sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Poland's 2026-02-21, 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 |
| Poland | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-02-21 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Burkina Faso and Poland 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.