Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita was 27.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, 1985–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 27.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 32.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1985.
Burkina Faso ranks 87th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 11.5% | — |
| 1986 | 16.3% | +42.2% |
| 1987 | 19.2% | +17.9% |
| 1988 | 16.2% | -15.7% |
| 1989 | 14.2% | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 18.4% | +29.9% |
| 1991 | 17.0% | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 16.7% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 17.9% | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 19.4% | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 19.8% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 19.7% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 21.4% | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 19.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 27.8% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.5% | 11.5% | 19.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 16.7% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 17.6% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 20.4% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 24.4% | 32.9% | 5 |
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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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0662 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 75.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 38.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 44,193 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0666 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 76.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 45,157 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 35.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso was 27.8% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1985.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 87th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.