Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Burkina Faso
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Burkina Faso is 18.2 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 63.
Burkina Faso compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Burkina Faso is similar to that of Lithuania, Austria, Macedonia, Cape Verde, Brunei, Slovak Republic, Vanuatu, Poland, Tunisia, Ireland with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 18.8, 18.8, 18.7, 18.5, 18.3, 18.1, 18.1, 18.0, 18.0, 18.0 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68.Last 10 years averageBurkina Faso had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 20.6 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Burkina Faso during the Great RecessionBurkina Faso's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 0.53% during the Great RecessionBurkina Faso since the end of the Great RecessionBurkina Faso's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 16.1% since the end of the Great Recession
Burkina Faso compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Burkina Faso is similar to that of Lithuania, Austria, Macedonia, Cape Verde, Brunei, Slovak Republic, Vanuatu, Poland, Tunisia, Ireland with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 18.8, 18.8, 18.7, 18.5, 18.3, 18.1, 18.1, 18.0, 18.0, 18.0 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68.Last 10 years averageBurkina Faso had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 20.6 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Burkina Faso during the Great RecessionBurkina Faso's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 0.53% during the Great RecessionBurkina Faso since the end of the Great RecessionBurkina Faso's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 16.1% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 21.7 |
1992 | 21.7 |
1993 | 21.3 |
1994 | 26.1 |
1995 | 25.2 |
1996 | 24.4 |
1997 | 23.7 |
1998 | 22.3 |
1999 | 17.8 |
2000 | 20.8 |
2001 | 25.8 |
2002 | 21.2 |
2003 | 19.9 |
2004 | 20.8 |
2005 | 19.8 |
2006 | 21.6 |
2007 | 23.9 |
2008 | 21.4 |
2009 | 21.7 |
2010 | 19.0 |
2011 | 19.3 |
2012 | 18.2 |
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Lithuania | 58 | 18.8 |
Austria | 59 | 18.8 |
Macedonia | 60 | 18.7 |
Cape Verde | 61 | 18.5 |
Brunei | 62 | 18.3 |
Burkina Faso | 63 | 18.2 |
Slovak Republic | 64 | 18.1 |
Vanuatu | 65 | 18.1 |
Poland | 66 | 18.0 |
Tunisia | 67 | 18.0 |
Ireland | 68 | 18.0 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators