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Burkina Faso vs South Sudan: tax rates compared

Burkina Faso has an income tax rate of 25%, 5pp above South Sudan's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and South Sudan's 2026-07-20, 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

0102030405060Income20%25%Corporate27.5%30%Capital Gains10%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax BF SSDifference
Income Tax25%20%BF +5 pp
Corporate Tax27.5%30%SS +2.5 pp
Capital Gains Tax10%20%SS +10 pplargest gap
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
South Sudan20%Source: South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Personal Income Tax (PIT) · as of 2026-07-20
Difference+5 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
South Sudan30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−2.5 ppSouth Sudan higher

South Sudan has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 2.5pp above Burkina Faso's 27.5%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

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
South Sudan20%Source: South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Personal Income Tax (PIT) · as of 2026-07-19
Difference−10 ppSouth Sudan higher

South Sudan has a capital gains tax rate of 20%, 10pp above Burkina Faso's 10%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Burkina Faso sits below it, South Sudan sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and South Sudan's 2026-07-19, 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
South Sudan0%Source: Republic of South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Taxation Act 2009 (2021 Revised Edition, Consolidated) · as of 2021-06-30
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Burkina Faso and South Sudan share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2026-03-15 and South Sudan's 2021-06-30, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Crypto Tax.