Burkina Faso vs Congo: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Burkina Faso
0.9502 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Congo
0.9552 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
143rd
Congo rank
140th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Burkina Faso
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.9552 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9502 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 143rd and Congo ranks 140th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.32 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2928 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Congo |
| 1970s | 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0774 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Congo |
| 1980s | 1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8847 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2541 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7897 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9585 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8397 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Burkina Faso or Congo?
- Congo, at 0.9552 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9502 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and Congo?
- 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Congo rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 143rd and Congo ranks 140th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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
Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.