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Burkina Faso vs Yemen: tax rates compared

Burkina Faso's income tax rate is 5pp higher than Yemen's (25% vs 20%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Burkina Faso's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Yemen's 2011-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers three of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income20%25%Corporate20%27.5%Wealth Tax0%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax BF YEDifference
Income Tax25%20%BF +5 pp
Corporate Tax27.5%20%BF +7.5 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
Yemen20%Source: Yemen Tax Authority — Executive Regulations of Income Tax Law No. 17 of 2010 (Minister of Finance Decision No. 508 of 2010), Articles 76-77 · as of 2011-01-01
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
Yemen20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+7.5 ppBurkina Faso higher

Burkina Faso's corporate tax rate is 7.5pp higher than Yemen's (27.5% vs 20%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Burkina Faso sits above it, Yemen sits below it.

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
Yemen0%Source: Yemen Tax Authority — About the Tax Authority · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Burkina Faso's wealth tax rate is identical to Yemen's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

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