Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Burkina Faso
49.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cameroon
41.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
28th
Cameroon rank
30th
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 49.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 41.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Cameroon, a difference of 7.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Cameroon ranks 30th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Cameroon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 7.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 11.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 11.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 11.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 16.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 29.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 26.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 39.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 44.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 49.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 39.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 9.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 47.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 43.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
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, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
- Burkina Faso, at 49.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 41.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 7.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Cameroon ranks 30th 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.