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

Benin
16,582 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso
15,360 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
140th
Burkina Faso rank
142nd

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

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 16,582 current US$ per square kilometre against 15,360 current US$ per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1,222 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 140th and Burkina Faso ranks 142nd 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 235.41 current US$ per square kilometre 93.47 current US$ per square kilometre 141.93 current US$ per square kilometre Benin
1970s 499.46 current US$ per square kilometre 327.32 current US$ per square kilometre 172.14 current US$ per square kilometre Benin
1980s 1,474 current US$ per square kilometre 1,163 current US$ per square kilometre 310.19 current US$ per square kilometre Benin
1990s 2,734 current US$ per square kilometre 2,224 current US$ per square kilometre 510.48 current US$ per square kilometre Benin
2000s 5,390 current US$ per square kilometre 3,205 current US$ per square kilometre 2,186 current US$ per square kilometre Benin
2010s 11,566 current US$ per square kilometre 7,978 current US$ per square kilometre 3,588 current US$ per square kilometre Benin
2020s 15,947 current US$ per square kilometre 14,259 current US$ per square kilometre 1,688 current US$ 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 us$), per, Benin or Burkina Faso?
Benin, at 16,582 current US$ per square kilometre against 15,360 current US$ per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Benin and Burkina Faso?
1,222 current US$ 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 us$), per?
Benin ranks 140th and Burkina Faso ranks 142nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 10,408 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 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.