Burkina Faso vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
71.8%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
71.5%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
52nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
53rd
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 71.8% against 71.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 53rd of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.9% | 93.3% | 6.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 88.7% | 100.2% | 11.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 82.4% | 121.2% | 38.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 84.2% | 1.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 67.3% | 6.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 71.7% | 1.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita, Burkina Faso or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Burkina Faso, at 71.8% against 71.5% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.3%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 53rd 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 household 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
Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.