Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 58.08 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
58.08
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
151st
of 186 countries
All-time high
58.08
in 2013
All-time low
54.97
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Burkina Faso, 2005–2015

02040602005201020152005: 552006: 552007: 552008: 56.52009: 56.52010: 55.82011: 56.82012: 56.82013: 58.12014: 58.12015: 58.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Burkina Faso stood at 58.08. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Burkina Faso peaked at 58.08 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 54.97, in 2005.

Burkina Faso ranks 151st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Burkina Faso, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 54.97 —
2006 54.97 +0.0%
2007 54.97 +0.0%
2008 56.49 +2.8%
2009 56.49 +0.0%
2010 55.8 -1.2%
2011 56.83 +1.8%
2012 56.83 +0.0%
2013 58.08 +2.2%
2014 58.08 +0.0%
2015 58.08 +0.0%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 58.08 is below the median for low income countries, which is 66.27, 88% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 58.08 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.19, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 55.58 54.97 56.49 5
2010s 57.28 55.8 58.08 6

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 148 Tanzania 59.04 compare
  2. 149 Egypt 58.89 compare
  3. 150 Guinea-Bissau 58.13 compare
  4. 152 Bosnia and Herzegovina 57.55 compare
  5. 153 Niger 56.9 compare
  6. 154 Kyrgyzstan 56.27 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Burkina Faso?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Burkina Faso was 58.08 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 58.08 in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 54.97 in 2005.
How does Burkina Faso rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Burkina Faso ranks 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 2,013 data points, 2005–2015
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The score for paying taxes is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators, the payments, time and total tax and contribution rate for a company to comply with tax laws in an economy. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-16 studies.