Paying taxes: Payments in Burundi

Burundi: Paying taxes: Payments was 24 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
24 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 190 countries
All-time high
33 number per year
in 2005
All-time low
24 number per year
in 2018
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Burundi, 2005–2019

01020302005201220192005: 33 number per year2006: 33 number per year2007: 33 number per year2008: 33 number per year2009: 33 number per year2010: 33 number per year2011: 25 number per year2012: 25 number per year2013: 25 number per year2014: 25 number per year2015: 25 number per year2016: 25 number per year2017: 25 number per year2018: 24 number per year2019: 24 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments in Burundi stood at 24 number per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Burundi peaked at 33 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24 number per year, in 2018.

That places Burundi 81st 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: Payments in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Burundi, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 33 number per year —
2006 33 number per year +0.0%
2007 33 number per year +0.0%
2008 33 number per year +0.0%
2009 33 number per year +0.0%
2010 33 number per year +0.0%
2011 25 number per year -24.2%
2012 25 number per year +0.0%
2013 25 number per year +0.0%
2014 25 number per year +0.0%
2015 25 number per year +0.0%
2016 25 number per year +0.0%
2017 25 number per year +0.0%
2018 24 number per year -4.0%
2019 24 number per year +0.0%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's 24 number per year is below the median for low income countries, which is 35 number per year, 69% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's 24 number per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35 number per year, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33 number per year 33 number per year 33 number per year 5
2010s 25.6 number per year 24 number per year 33 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 78 Indonesia 26 number per year compare
  2. 78 Kyrgyzstan 26 number per year compare
  3. 80 Cote d'Ivoire 25 number per year compare
  4. 81 Kenya 24 number per year compare
  5. 83 Luxembourg 23 number per year compare
  6. 83 Madagascar 23 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Burundi?
Paying taxes: payments in Burundi was 24 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 33 number per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 24 number per year in 2018.
How does Burundi rank for paying taxes: payments?
Burundi ranks 81st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
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 tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.