Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 21.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
21.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
22.6%
in 2005
All-time low
21.4%
in 2011
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Burkina Faso, 2005–2019

05101520252005201220192005: 22.6 % of profits2006: 22.6 % of profits2007: 22.6 % of profits2008: 22.6 % of profits2009: 22.6 % of profits2010: 22.6 % of profits2011: 21.4 % of profits2012: 21.4 % of profits2013: 21.4 % of profits2014: 21.4 % of profits2015: 21.4 % of profits2016: 21.4 % of profits2017: 21.4 % of profits2018: 21.4 % of profits2019: 21.4 % of profits

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits) in Burkina Faso, 2005 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.6% 22.6% 22.6% 5
2010s 21.5% 21.4% 22.6% 10

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 50 Niger 22.3% compare
  2. 51 Bulgaria 21.5% compare
  3. 51 Germany 21.5% compare
  4. 54 Australia 21.0% compare
  5. 55 Iceland 20.6% compare
  6. 56 Netherlands 20.5% compare

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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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Indicator
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits)
Unit
% of profits
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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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.