Burkina Faso vs Congo: Gross national expenditure
Burkina Faso
95.0%
in 2025
Congo
95.5%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
143rd
Congo rank
140th
Gross national expenditure over time
- Burkina Faso
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 95.5% against 95.0% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.5%.
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 | 102.4% | 131.7% | 29.3% | Congo |
| 1970s | 109.9% | 117.7% | 7.7% | Congo |
| 1980s | 115.6% | 100.5% | 15.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 113.9% | 88.5% | 25.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 113.9% | 79.0% | 34.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 106.2% | 95.8% | 10.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 100.5% | 84.0% | 16.5% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Burkina Faso or Congo?
- Congo, at 95.5% against 95.0% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Burkina Faso and Congo?
- 0.5%, 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?
- Burkina Faso ranks 143rd and Congo ranks 140th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% 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 is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.