Benin vs Burkina Faso: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Benin
55.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Burkina Faso
49.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Benin rank
25th
Burkina Faso rank
28th
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Benin currently reports 55.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 49.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Burkina Faso, a difference of 6.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 25th and Burkina Faso ranks 28th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 147.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 38.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 108.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Benin |
| 2000s | 88.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 39.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 48.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Benin |
| 2010s | 46.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 49.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 54.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 47.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 7.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Benin, at 55.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 49.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 6.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Benin ranks 25th and Burkina Faso ranks 28th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.