Burkina Faso vs Burundi: Gross public investment
Gross public investment over time
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 8.2% against 7.7% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burundi ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Burundi ranks 24th of 49 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Burundi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.4% | 13.6% | 3.2% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 9.3% | 1.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 6.2% | 3.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.1% | 1.1% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross public investment, Burkina Faso or Burundi?
- Burundi, at 8.2% against 7.7% in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
- What is the difference in gross public investment between Burkina Faso and Burundi?
- 0.5%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Burundi?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
- How do Burkina Faso and Burundi rank globally for gross public investment?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Burundi ranks 24th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Gross public investment (% 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 public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.