General government final consumption expenditure in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: General government final consumption expenditure was 4.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Burkina Faso, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Burkina Faso is 4.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 41.2% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Burkina Faso peaked at 53.1% in 1982 and was at its lowest, -14.6%, in 1999.
Burkina Faso ranks 57th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | -9.8% | — |
| 1967 | 2.2% | -122.2% |
| 1968 | 42.6% | +1859.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1970 | 17.9% | — |
| 1971 | 2.7% | -85.1% |
| 1972 | 16.0% | +501.8% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | -60.2% |
| 1974 | 6.0% | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 36.8% | +513.3% |
| 1976 | -0.7% | -101.9% |
| 1977 | -6.9% | +909.0% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | -121.5% |
| 1979 | 9.4% | +528.0% |
| 1980 | -10.7% | -213.7% |
| 1981 | 9.9% | -192.7% |
| 1982 | 53.1% | +436.9% |
| 1983 | -4.1% | -107.6% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | -169.5% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 8.2% | +207.0% |
| 1987 | 7.2% | -11.2% |
| 1988 | 4.1% | -44.1% |
| 1989 | -0.9% | -122.9% |
| 1990 | 4.0% | -530.1% |
| 1991 | 6.0% | +50.5% |
| 1992 | -1.7% | -127.8% |
| 1993 | -2.0% | +18.9% |
| 1994 | 15.2% | -865.1% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | -84.9% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +96.6% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -77.5% |
| 1998 | 6.6% | +548.2% |
| 1999 | -14.6% | -322.7% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | -211.4% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -17.8% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | -52.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -97.0% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +4750.6% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +53.8% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -51.4% |
| 2008 | -2.6% | -138.1% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | -348.8% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +80.7% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +91.8% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +25.5% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -40.5% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +56.6% |
| 2020 | -9.0% | -172.8% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -300.2% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -69.2% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | +44.0% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | -41.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | -9.8% | 42.6% | 4 |
| 1970s | 8.9% | -6.9% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.2% | -10.7% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | -14.6% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | -2.6% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 4.3% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | -9.0% | 18.1% | 6 |
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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)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1781 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 204.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 103.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 118,907 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 4.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.139 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Burkina Faso?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Burkina Faso was 4.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 1982.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.6% in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Burkina Faso ranks 57th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.