Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 43.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
43.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
126th
of 189 countries
All-time high
43.5%
in 2020
All-time low
30.5%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Burkina Faso, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Burkina Faso is 43.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Burkina Faso peaked at 43.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2008.
That places Burkina Faso 126th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 30.5% | — |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | +19.4% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 43.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 39.5%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 43.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5% | 30.5% | 30.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 32.2% | 41.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 43.5% | 43.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Burkina Faso?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Burkina Faso was 43.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2008.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Burkina Faso ranks 126th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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