Paying taxes: Profit tax in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 16.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Burkina Faso, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 16.2% for paying taxes: profit tax in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Burkina Faso peaked at 19.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2008.
That places Burkina Faso 97th 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: Profit tax in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.3% | — |
| 2006 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -21.2% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 16.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 20.4%, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 16.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.8%, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 15.2% | 19.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 15.2% | 16.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 94 Hong Kong, China 16.5% compare
- 95 Kazakhstan 16.4% compare
- 95 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16.4% compare
- 97 Senegal 16.2% compare
- 99 Romania 15.6% compare
- 100 Guinea-Bissau 15.1% compare
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: profit tax in Burkina Faso?
- Paying taxes: profit tax in Burkina Faso was 16.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2008.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
- Burkina Faso ranks 97th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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: Profit tax (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The profit tax measures the amount of income taxes borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.