Burkina Faso vs Nicaragua: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
19.9%
in 2023
Nicaragua
20.2%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
90th
Nicaragua rank
87th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 20.2% against 19.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 90th and Nicaragua ranks 87th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.8% | 5.1% | 0.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 5.5% | 4.4% | 1.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 6.0% | 4.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 22.6% | 10.5% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 15.0% | 3.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 14.9% | 2.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 19.6% | 4.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 22.8% | 3.7% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita, Burkina Faso or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 20.2% against 19.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Nicaragua?
- 0.3%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nicaragua rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 90th and Nicaragua ranks 87th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.