Expense in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Expense was 19.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expense in Burkina Faso, 2002–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 19.6% for expense in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Burkina Faso peaked at 22.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2003.
Burkina Faso ranks 112th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Expense in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.9% | — |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +25.7% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.3% | 12.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 10.6% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 18.0% | 22.8% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Burkina Faso
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 40.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 203.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 233,664 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1678 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 192.58 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 16.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1673 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Burkina Faso?
- Expense in Burkina Faso was 19.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2003.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for expense?
- Burkina Faso ranks 112th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.