Benin vs Burkina Faso: General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per

Benin
10.06 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso
9.32 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
57th
Burkina Faso rank
59th

General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per over time

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M196119922023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 10.06 million current LCU per square kilometre against 9.32 million current LCU per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 742,260 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 57th and Burkina Faso ranks 59th of 184 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1960s 58,237 current LCU per square kilometre 23,119 current LCU per square kilometre 35,118 current LCU per square kilometre Benin
1970s 117,232 current LCU per square kilometre 75,686 current LCU per square kilometre 41,545 current LCU per square kilometre Benin
1980s 493,850 current LCU per square kilometre 384,968 current LCU per square kilometre 108,882 current LCU per square kilometre Benin
1990s 1.23 million current LCU per square kilometre 954,658 current LCU per square kilometre 272,695 current LCU per square kilometre Benin
2000s 2.85 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.70 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.15 million current LCU per square kilometre Benin
2010s 6.23 million current LCU per square kilometre 4.34 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.89 million current LCU per square kilometre Benin
2020s 9.40 million current LCU per square kilometre 8.42 million current LCU per square kilometre 981,805 current LCU per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per, Benin or Burkina Faso?
Benin, at 10.06 million current LCU per square kilometre against 9.32 million current LCU per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per between Benin and Burkina Faso?
742,260 current LCU per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per?
Benin ranks 57th and Burkina Faso ranks 59th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
184 places, 8,172 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.