Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Burundi
Burundi: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 37.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
37.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
140th
of 189 countries
All-time high
59.0%
in 2008
All-time low
37.2%
in 2020
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Burundi, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Burundi is 37.2%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Burundi peaked at 59.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2020.
Burundi ranks 140th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 59.0% | — |
| 2010 | 56.3% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | -20.4% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37.2% | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 37.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 39.5%, 94% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 37.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.0% | 59.0% | 59.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 42.8% | 56.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 37.2% | 37.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Burundi?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Burundi was 37.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2020.
- How does Burundi rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Burundi ranks 140th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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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