Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 55.89 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
55.89
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
155th
of 191 countries
All-time high
55.89
in 2015
All-time low
55.89
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Burkina Faso, 2015–2019

02040602015201720192015: 55.92016: 55.92017: 55.92018: 55.92019: 55.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Burkina Faso stood at 55.89. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

Burkina Faso ranks 155th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Burkina Faso, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 55.89 —
2016 55.89 +0.0%
2017 55.89 +0.0%
2018 55.89 +0.0%
2019 55.89 +0.0%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 55.89 is below the median for low income countries, which is 58.39, 96% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 55.89 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.37, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 152 Bangladesh 56.13 compare
  2. 153 Ghana 56.03 compare
  3. 154 Eritrea 55.9 compare
  4. 156 Guinea-Bissau 55.16 compare
  5. 157 Egypt 55.14 compare
  6. 158 Laos 54.22 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Burkina Faso?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Burkina Faso was 55.89 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 55.89 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 55.89 in 2015.
How does Burkina Faso rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Burkina Faso ranks 155th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 955 data points, 2015–2019
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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, as well as the postfiling procedures to request and process a VAT refund claim and to comply with and complete a corporate income tax correction. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.