General government final consumption expenditure in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: General government final consumption expenditure was 17.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 17.8% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Burkina Faso peaked at 26.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1967.
Burkina Faso ranks 81st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.4% | — |
| 1961 | 7.7% | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 7.5% | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 7.4% | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 7.0% | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 5.1% | -27.7% |
| 1966 | 4.6% | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 4.3% | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 6.1% | +40.3% |
| 1969 | 5.9% | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 6.9% | +17.5% |
| 1971 | 7.1% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 7.3% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 8.1% | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 8.3% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 12.9% | +56.0% |
| 1976 | 10.1% | -21.4% |
| 1977 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 10.0% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 10.8% | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 9.2% | -14.5% |
| 1981 | 9.3% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 13.8% | +49.0% |
| 1983 | 14.4% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 13.0% | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 17.3% | +32.7% |
| 1986 | 19.0% | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 19.9% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 20.0% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 20.1% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 21.1% | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 21.7% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 21.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 21.3% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 26.1% | +22.1% |
| 1995 | 25.2% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 24.4% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 22.3% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | -45.9% |
| 2000 | 14.1% | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 17.8% | -8.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 17.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.8%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 17.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.6%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where General government final consumption expenditure in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +56.0% | 8.3% | 12.9% |
| 1982 | +49.0% | 9.3% | 13.8% |
| 1999 | -45.9% | 22.3% | 12.1% |
| 1968 | +40.3% | 4.3% | 6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 4.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 6.9% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.6% | 9.2% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.0% | 12.1% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 13.6% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 14.3% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 17.8% | 21.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 57.04 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -202.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -284.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Burkina Faso?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Burkina Faso was 17.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1967.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Burkina Faso ranks 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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 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.