Bhutan vs Burkina Faso: Government spending as share of GDP
Bhutan
27.1%
in 2024
Burkina Faso
27.8%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
90th
Burkina Faso rank
87th
Government spending as share of GDP over time
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 27.8% against 27.1% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 90th and Burkina Faso ranks 87th of 151 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.5% | 16.5% | 30.0% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 36.0% | 18.8% | 17.2% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 20.2% | 17.5% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 22.7% | 9.2% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 28.5% | 2.7% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp, Bhutan or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 27.8% against 27.1% in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp between Bhutan and Burkina Faso?
- 0.7%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Burkina Faso?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Burkina Faso rank globally for government spending as share of gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 90th and Burkina Faso ranks 87th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.