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Burkina Faso vs Venezuela: tax rates compared
Venezuela's income tax rate is 9pp higher than Burkina Faso's (34% vs 25%). The 200-country average is 28%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Venezuela sits above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Venezuela's 2026-01-12, 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 | VE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 34% | VE +9 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 27.5% | 34% | VE +6.5 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 16% | BF +2 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 10% | 1% | BF +9 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0.3% | VE +0.3 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 |
| Venezuela | 34% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | −9 pp | Venezuela higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 27.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Venezuela | 34% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −6.5 pp | Venezuela higher |
Venezuela's corporate tax rate is 6.5pp higher than Burkina Faso's (34% vs 27.5%). 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 |
| Venezuela | 16% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | +2 pp | Burkina Faso higher |
Burkina Faso's VAT rate is 2pp higher than Venezuela's (18% vs 16%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Venezuela's 2026-01-12, 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 |
| Venezuela | 1% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | +9 pp | Burkina Faso higher |
Burkina Faso's capital gains tax rate is 9pp higher than Venezuela's (10% vs 1%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Venezuela's 2026-01-12, 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 |
| Venezuela | 0.3% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | −0.3 pp | Venezuela higher |
Venezuela's wealth tax rate is 0.3pp higher than Burkina Faso's (0.3% vs 0%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: Burkina Faso sits below it, Venezuela sits above it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.