Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate was 4.36 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 4.36 % change on previous year for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 84.6% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 28.35 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -20.28 % change on previous year, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.77 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | -3.75 % change on previous year | -235.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2689 % change on previous year | -107.2% |
| 1984 | -3.72 % change on previous year | -1483.5% |
| 1985 | -1.29 % change on previous year | -65.3% |
| 1986 | 17.36 % change on previous year | -1446.9% |
| 1987 | 4.06 % change on previous year | -76.6% |
| 1988 | -7.56 % change on previous year | -286.3% |
| 1989 | -10.37 % change on previous year | +37.1% |
| 1990 | 12.85 % change on previous year | -223.9% |
| 1991 | -0.5112 % change on previous year | -104.0% |
| 1992 | -13.87 % change on previous year | +2613.5% |
| 1993 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -117.0% |
| 1994 | 22.12 % change on previous year | +837.2% |
| 1995 | 10.55 % change on previous year | -52.3% |
| 1996 | 5.11 % change on previous year | -51.6% |
| 1997 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -32.9% |
| 1998 | -5.85 % change on previous year | -270.8% |
| 1999 | 10.12 % change on previous year | -272.9% |
| 2000 | -20.28 % change on previous year | -300.3% |
| 2001 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -107.7% |
| 2002 | 6.16 % change on previous year | +293.5% |
| 2003 | 5.62 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 9.7 % change on previous year | +72.5% |
| 2005 | -4.75 % change on previous year | -149.0% |
| 2006 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -158.2% |
| 2007 | 5.04 % change on previous year | +82.4% |
| 2008 | -5.31 % change on previous year | -205.3% |
| 2009 | 6.3 % change on previous year | -218.6% |
| 2010 | 12.41 % change on previous year | +97.0% |
| 2011 | -3.88 % change on previous year | -131.3% |
| 2012 | 12.69 % change on previous year | -427.2% |
| 2013 | 6.19 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 2014 | -10.98 % change on previous year | -277.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8509 % change on previous year | -107.8% |
| 2016 | 5.18 % change on previous year | +509.1% |
| 2017 | 6.7 % change on previous year | +29.3% |
| 2018 | 3.64 % change on previous year | -45.7% |
| 2019 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -20.4% |
| 2020 | -6.58 % change on previous year | -327.2% |
| 2021 | -4.37 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 2022 | 28.35 % change on previous year | -748.3% |
| 2023 | 4.36 % change on previous year | -84.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 4.36 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5427 % change on previous year, 8.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 4.36 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.09 % change on previous year, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -2613.5% | -0.5112 % change on previous year | -13.87 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | -1483.5% | 0.2689 % change on previous year | -3.72 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +1446.9% | -1.29 % change on previous year | 17.36 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.2474 % change on previous year | -10.37 % change on previous year | 17.36 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.63 % change on previous year | -13.87 % change on previous year | 22.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6808 % change on previous year | -20.28 % change on previous year | 9.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.57 % change on previous year | -10.98 % change on previous year | 12.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.44 % change on previous year | -6.58 % change on previous year | 28.35 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 59 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.78 % change on previous year compare
- 60 Madagascar 4.61 % change on previous year compare
- 61 Togo 4.53 % change on previous year compare
- 63 China 4.15 % change on previous year compare
- 64 Congo 3.97 % change on previous year compare
- 65 Belize 3.93 % change on previous year compare
More poverty & inequality data for Burkina Faso
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,198 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.4 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso was 4.36 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 28.35 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.28 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.