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Burkina Faso vs Uruguay: tax rates compared
Uruguay has an income tax rate of 36%, 11pp above Burkina Faso's 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Uruguay sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Uruguay's 2025-12-31, 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 | UY | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 36% | UY +11 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 27.5% | 25% | BF +2.5 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 22% | UY +4 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 10% | 12% | UY +2 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0.1% | UY +0.1 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 |
| Uruguay | 36% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uruguay (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | −11 pp | Uruguay higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 27.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Uruguay | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +2.5 pp | Burkina Faso higher |
Burkina Faso has a corporate tax rate of 27.5%, 2.5pp above Uruguay's 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 |
| Uruguay | 22% | Source: Dirección General Impositiva (DGI), Uruguay · as of 2024-06-18 |
| Difference | −4 pp | Uruguay higher |
Uruguay has a VAT rate of 22%, 4pp 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 Uruguay's 2024-06-18, 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 |
| Uruguay | 12% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uruguay (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-09 |
| Difference | −2 pp | Uruguay higher |
Uruguay has a capital gains tax rate of 12%, 2pp above Burkina Faso's 10%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Uruguay sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Uruguay's 2026-03-09, 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 |
| Uruguay | 0.1% | Source: Dirección General Impositiva — Tasas del Impuesto al Patrimonio, personas físicas 2025 · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −0.1 pp | Uruguay higher |
Uruguay has a wealth tax rate of 0.1%, 0.1pp above Burkina Faso's 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Uruguay matches the world average. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2026-03-15 and Uruguay's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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