West & Central Africa
Burkina Faso: tax at a glance
A 27.5% corporate rate and progressive personal tax in the CFA franc zone. Security conditions and political instability are the dominant practical considerations, not the tax rates.
Worldwide (residence-based)
Last verified July 2026Some figures indicative
The taxes
- Personal income (top)
- 25%
- Corporate income
- 27.5%
- Capital gains
- Included in ordinary income.
- VAT
- 18%
- Dividends (WHT)
- 12.5%
- Interest (WHT)
- 25%
- Royalties (WHT)
- 20%
- Social security (employee)
- 5.5%
- Social security (employer)
- 16%
- Wealth tax
- None
- Inheritance / estate
- None
- Property tax
- Property tax applies on developed property.
- Other
- Sector-specific mining royalties and levies are significant relative to general taxation.
How the system works
- Tax system
- Worldwide (residence-based)
- Foreign income
- Taxed (worldwide)
- Taxes by citizenship
- No
- Exit tax
- No
- CFC rules
- No
- CRS
- Not participating
The rates below are indicative headline figures (top marginal, standard, and headline rates), reviewed 2026-07. Brackets, surcharges, and state, provincial or cantonal taxes vary. Treat this as a reference map, not advice.