Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 21.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Burkina Faso, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 21.4% for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Burkina Faso peaked at 22.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2011.
That places Burkina Faso 53rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.6% | — |
| 2006 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 21.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.6%, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 21.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.6%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 21.4% | 22.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Burkina Faso?
- Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Burkina Faso was 21.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2011.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
- Burkina Faso ranks 53rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor tax and contributions measures all government mandated labor contributions that are borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.