Benin vs Burkina Faso: Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Benin
390.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Burkina Faso
452.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Benin rank
40th
Burkina Faso rank
37th
Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 452.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 390.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Benin, a difference of 61.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 40th and Burkina Faso ranks 37th of 188 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Burkina Faso in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 240.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 231.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 9.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Benin |
| 1970s | 239.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 218.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 20.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Benin |
| 1980s | 340.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 325.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 15.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Benin |
| 1990s | 407.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 407.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.115 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Benin |
| 2000s | 510.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 556.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 46.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 454.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 454.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1433 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 426.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 486.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 59.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 452.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 390.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 61.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Benin ranks 40th and Burkina Faso ranks 37th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.