Benin vs Burkina Faso: GDFI - public sector

Benin
775.54 million current US$
in 2011
Burkina Faso
799.12 million current US$
in 2011
Benin rank
26th
Burkina Faso rank
25th

GDFI - public sector over time

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
0250.0M500.0M750.0M1.0B1.2B198519982011

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 799.12 million current US$ against 775.54 million current US$ in Benin, a difference of 23.58 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Benin ranks 26th and Burkina Faso ranks 25th of 49 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1980s 142.59 million current US$ 276.56 million current US$ 133.97 million current US$ Burkina Faso
1990s 105.38 million current US$ 267.29 million current US$ 161.91 million current US$ Burkina Faso
2000s 350.59 million current US$ 545.33 million current US$ 194.75 million current US$ Burkina Faso
2010s 679.62 million current US$ 889.47 million current US$ 209.85 million current US$ Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - public sector, Benin or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 799.12 million current US$ against 775.54 million current US$ in Benin as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdfi - public sector between Benin and Burkina Faso?
23.58 million current US$, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
25 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2011.
How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for gdfi - public sector?
Benin ranks 26th and Burkina Faso ranks 25th of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - public sector (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDFI - public sector (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,589 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure. Data are in current U.S. dollars.