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Burkina Faso vs Serbia: tax rates compared

Between the two, Burkina Faso's income tax rate (25%) tops Serbia's (10%) by 15pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Serbia's 2026-02-25, 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

0102030405060Income10%25%Corporate15%27.5%VAT18%20%Capital Gains10%15%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BF RSDifference
Income Tax25%10%BF +15 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax27.5%15%BF +12.5 pp
VAT18%20%RS +2 pp
Capital Gains Tax10%15%RS +5 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

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
Serbia10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Serbia (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-25
Difference+15 ppBurkina Faso higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Burkina Faso27.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Serbia15%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+12.5 ppBurkina Faso higher

Between the two, Burkina Faso's corporate tax rate (27.5%) tops Serbia's (15%) by 12.5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Burkina Faso sits above it, Serbia 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
Serbia20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Serbia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-25
Difference−2 ppSerbia higher

Between the two, Serbia's VAT rate (20%) tops Burkina Faso's (18%) by 2pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Serbia's 2026-02-25, 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
Serbia15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Serbia (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-25
Difference−5 ppSerbia higher

Between the two, Serbia's capital gains tax rate (15%) tops Burkina Faso's (10%) by 5pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Serbia sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Serbia's 2026-02-25, 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
Serbia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Serbia (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-02-25
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Burkina Faso and Serbia 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.