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Burkina Faso vs Tajikistan: tax rates compared
Burkina Faso's income tax rate is 10pp higher than Tajikistan's (25% vs 15%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Tajikistan's 2025-05-14, 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 | TJ | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 15% | BF +10 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 27.5% | 18% | BF +9.5 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 14% | BF +4 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 10% | 15% | TJ +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 |
| Tajikistan | 15% | Source: Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan — Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (unofficial English translation, consolidated to Law No. 2168 of 14.05.2025), Art. 183 · as of 2025-05-14 |
| Difference | +10 pp | Burkina Faso higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 27.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Tajikistan | 18% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +9.5 pp | Burkina Faso higher |
Burkina Faso's corporate tax rate is 9.5pp higher than Tajikistan's (27.5% vs 18%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Burkina Faso sits above it, Tajikistan 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 |
| Tajikistan | 14% | Source: Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan) · as of 2024-01-01 |
| Difference | +4 pp | Burkina Faso higher |
Burkina Faso's VAT rate is 4pp higher than Tajikistan's (18% vs 14%). The 181-country average is 15%: Burkina Faso sits above it, Tajikistan sits below it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Tajikistan's 2024-01-01, 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 |
| Tajikistan | 15% | Source: Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan — Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (unofficial English translation, consolidated to Law No. 2168 of 14.05.2025) · as of 2025-05-14 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Tajikistan higher |
Tajikistan'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, Tajikistan sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Tajikistan's 2025-05-14, 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 |
| Tajikistan | 0% | Source: FAOLEX (FAO legal database) — Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Burkina Faso's wealth tax rate is identical to Tajikistan's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.