Country tax profile · 2026

Burkina Faso income tax
How Burkina Faso taxes income
Burkina Faso taxes personal income at rates up to 25%. Burkina Faso taxes residents on worldwide income; no special digital-nomad regime.
Compiled by MyNomadWorld for Burkina Faso and currently being re-verified against primary sources. Confirm with a local adviser before relying on it.
How Burkina Faso's income tax compares
Burkina Faso's top income tax of 25% is the 114th highest of the 197 countries we track, against a global average of 27.9% and a Africa average of 31.2%.
Countries with a similar income tax
Equatorial Guinea (25%) · Gambia (25%) · Guinea-Bissau (25%) · Liberia (25%) · Myanmar (25%) · Panama (25%)
Who is a tax resident of Burkina Faso?
Generally residence if present more than 183 days in the year.
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What is the income tax rate in Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso taxes personal income at rates up to 25%. Burkina Faso taxes residents on worldwide income; no special digital-nomad regime.