Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Taxes on goods and services, GB

Burkina Faso
366.73 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sierra Leone
432.65 billion current LCU
in 2008
Burkina Faso rank
13th
Sierra Leone rank
12th

Taxes on goods and services, GB over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sierra Leone
0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B198519982011

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 432.65 billion current LCU against 366.73 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 65.93 billion current LCU.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 50 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 14.55 billion current LCU 696.63 million current LCU 13.85 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
1990s 27.14 billion current LCU 9.98 billion current LCU 17.16 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
2000s 216.76 billion current LCU 432.65 billion current LCU 215.90 billion current LCU Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services, gb, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 432.65 billion current LCU against 366.73 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2008.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services, gb between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
65.93 billion current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
16 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2008.
How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for taxes on goods and services, gb?
Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,256 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Taxes on goods and services include all taxes and duties levied by central governments on the production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing, or delivery of goods and rendering of services, or on the use of goods or permission to use goods or perform activities. These include general sales taxes, turnover or value added taxes, excise taxes, and motor vehicle taxes. Data are shown for central government only and are in current local currency.