Taxes on goods and services, GB in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Taxes on goods and services, GB was 366.73 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
366.73 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 15.1%
World rank
13th
of 50 countries
All-time high
366.73 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
12.63 billion current LCU
in 1985
Years of data
27
1985–2011

Taxes on goods and services, GB in Burkina Faso, 1985–2011

0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B1985199820111985: 12.6B current LCU1986: 12.7B current LCU1987: 15.1B current LCU1988: 15.2B current LCU1989: 17.0B current LCU1990: 18.0B current LCU1991: 17.0B current LCU1992: 15.3B current LCU1993: 14.8B current LCU1994: 19.0B current LCU1995: 23.1B current LCU1996: 31.3B current LCU1997: 37.9B current LCU1998: 46.3B current LCU1999: 48.6B current LCU2000: 52.1B current LCU2001: 57.3B current LCU2002: 75.4B current LCU2003: 71.3B current LCU2004: 150.8B current LCU2005: 91.0B current LCU2006: 93.6B current LCU2007: 159.4B current LCU2008: 216.8B current LCU2009: 254.9B current LCU2010: 318.6B current LCU2011: 366.7B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 366.73 billion current LCU for taxes on goods and services, gb in 2011. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and up 539.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services, gb in Burkina Faso peaked at 366.73 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.63 billion current LCU, in 1985.

Burkina Faso ranks 13th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Taxes on goods and services, GB in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU) in Burkina Faso, 1985 to 2011.
Year current LCU Change
1985 12.63 billion current LCU
1986 12.74 billion current LCU +0.9%
1987 15.13 billion current LCU +18.8%
1988 15.25 billion current LCU +0.8%
1989 16.99 billion current LCU +11.4%
1990 18.01 billion current LCU +6.0%
1991 17.00 billion current LCU -5.6%
1992 15.30 billion current LCU -10.0%
1993 14.80 billion current LCU -3.3%
1994 19.00 billion current LCU +28.4%
1995 23.13 billion current LCU +21.7%
1996 31.26 billion current LCU +35.2%
1997 37.92 billion current LCU +21.3%
1998 46.34 billion current LCU +22.2%
1999 48.63 billion current LCU +4.9%
2000 52.07 billion current LCU +7.1%
2001 57.33 billion current LCU +10.1%
2002 75.39 billion current LCU +31.5%
2003 71.35 billion current LCU -5.4%
2004 150.85 billion current LCU +111.4%
2005 91.04 billion current LCU -39.7%
2006 93.58 billion current LCU +2.8%
2007 159.41 billion current LCU +70.3%
2008 216.76 billion current LCU +36.0%
2009 254.90 billion current LCU +17.6%
2010 318.62 billion current LCU +25.0%
2011 366.73 billion current LCU +15.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 14.55 billion current LCU 12.63 billion current LCU 16.99 billion current LCU 5
1990s 27.14 billion current LCU 14.80 billion current LCU 48.63 billion current LCU 10
2000s 122.27 billion current LCU 52.07 billion current LCU 254.90 billion current LCU 10
2010s 342.67 billion current LCU 318.62 billion current LCU 366.73 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 10 Sao Tome and Principe 484.11 billion current LCU compare
  2. 11 Congo 453.00 billion current LCU compare
  3. 12 Sierra Leone 432.65 billion current LCU compare
  4. 14 Algeria 341.00 billion current LCU compare
  5. 15 South Africa 333.17 billion current LCU compare
  6. 16 Rwanda 265.75 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes on goods and services, gb in Burkina Faso?
Taxes on goods and services, gb in Burkina Faso was 366.73 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest taxes on goods and services, gb recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 366.73 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest taxes on goods and services, gb recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 12.63 billion current LCU in 1985.
How does Burkina Faso rank for taxes on goods and services, gb?
Burkina Faso ranks 13th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is taxes on goods and services, gb rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 539.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Taxes on goods and services, GB (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.