Burkina Faso vs Korea: Gross national expenditure
Burkina Faso
95.0%
in 2025
Korea
94.8%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
143rd
Korea rank
146th
Gross national expenditure over time
- Burkina Faso
- Korea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 95.0% against 94.8% in Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 143rd and Korea ranks 146th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102.4% | 109.9% | 7.5% | Korea |
| 1970s | 109.9% | 106.4% | 3.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 115.6% | 100.5% | 15.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 113.9% | 99.4% | 14.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 113.9% | 98.4% | 15.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 106.2% | 96.1% | 10.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 100.5% | 97.2% | 3.2% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Burkina Faso or Korea?
- Burkina Faso, at 95.0% against 94.8% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Burkina Faso and Korea?
- 0.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Korea rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Burkina Faso ranks 143rd and Korea ranks 146th 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.