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Burkina Faso vs São Tomé and Príncipe: tax rates compared
Burkina Faso's income tax rate is identical to São Tomé and Príncipe's — both sit at 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and São Tomé and Príncipe's 2009-10-08, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | BF | ST | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 25% | match |
| Corporate Tax | 27.5% | 25% | BF +2.5 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 15% | BF +3 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 10% | 15% | ST +5 pplargest gap |
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 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 25% | Source: Diário da República (official gazette), São Tomé e Príncipe — Lei n.º 11/2009, Código do Imposto sobre o Rendimento das Pessoas Singulares (IRS), Art. 66 · as of 2009-10-08 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 27.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +2.5 pp | Burkina Faso higher |
Burkina Faso's corporate tax rate is 2.5pp higher than São Tomé and Príncipe's (27.5% vs 25%). 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 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 15% | Source: Ministério do Planeamento, Finanças e Economia Azul (São Tomé e Príncipe) — Manual do IVA 2023 · as of 2023-06-01 |
| Difference | +3 pp | Burkina Faso higher |
Burkina Faso's VAT rate is 3pp higher than São Tomé and Príncipe's (18% vs 15%). The 181-country average is 15%: Burkina Faso sits above it, São Tomé and Príncipe matches the world average.
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 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 15% | Source: Diário da República (official gazette), São Tomé e Príncipe — Lei n.º 11/2009, Código do Imposto sobre o Rendimento das Pessoas Singulares (IRS), Articles 27, 69 and 70 · as of 2009-10-08 |
| Difference | −5 pp | São Tomé and Príncipe higher |
São Tomé and Príncipe's capital gains tax rate is 5pp higher than Burkina Faso's (15% vs 10%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Burkina Faso sits below it, São Tomé and Príncipe sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and São Tomé and Príncipe's 2009-10-08, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax, Wealth Tax.