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Burkina Faso vs Tunisia: tax rates compared
Tunisia has an income tax rate of 40%, 15pp above Burkina Faso's 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Tunisia sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Tunisia's 2025-01-01, 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 | TN | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 40% | TN +15 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 27.5% | 20% | BF +7.5 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 19% | TN +1 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 1% | TN +1 pp |
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 |
| Tunisia | 40% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −15 pp | Tunisia higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 27.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Tunisia | 20% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +7.5 pp | Burkina Faso higher |
Burkina Faso has a corporate tax rate of 27.5%, 7.5pp above Tunisia's 20%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Burkina Faso sits above it, Tunisia 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 |
| Tunisia | 19% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-29 |
| Difference | −1 pp | Tunisia higher |
Tunisia has a VAT rate of 19%, 1pp 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 Tunisia's 2026-06-29, 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 |
| Tunisia | 1% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-29 |
| Difference | −1 pp | Tunisia higher |
Tunisia has a wealth tax rate of 1%, 1pp above Burkina Faso's 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Tunisia sits above it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.