Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 2.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Burkina Faso is 2.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 74.9% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Burkina Faso peaked at 18.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, -20.0%, in 1994.
Burkina Faso ranks 118th of 177 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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1.3% | — |
| 1967 | 13.8% | +971.7% |
| 1968 | 1.9% | -86.5% |
| 1969 | 2.4% | +25.8% |
| 1970 | -5.9% | -349.8% |
| 1971 | 2.0% | -134.1% |
| 1972 | -4.3% | -315.4% |
| 1973 | -0.9% | -79.6% |
| 1974 | 6.1% | -787.9% |
| 1975 | 6.5% | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 6.7% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 11.3% | +69.1% |
| 1978 | -0.8% | -106.8% |
| 1979 | 2.5% | -433.5% |
| 1980 | 7.4% | +189.0% |
| 1981 | 4.1% | -43.9% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -58.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -75.2% |
| 1984 | -6.4% | -1610.1% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | -172.7% |
| 1986 | 14.1% | +205.1% |
| 1987 | -5.2% | -136.5% |
| 1988 | 5.6% | -209.0% |
| 1989 | -1.8% | -132.7% |
| 1990 | -3.0% | +61.8% |
| 1991 | 5.3% | -277.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -86.5% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | +836.5% |
| 1994 | -20.0% | -400.8% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | -184.6% |
| 1996 | 18.3% | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | -86.6% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | +440.7% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | +27.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -97.0% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +155.2% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +320.2% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -61.3% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +338.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -85.7% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +424.1% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +67.5% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -33.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -79.1% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +178.7% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -33.1% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +45.2% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -44.4% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +99.1% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -39.8% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | +237.7% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | -74.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 2.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.1%, 76% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 2.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.6%, 65% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -1610.1% | 0.4% | -6.4% |
| 1967 | +971.7% | 1.3% | 13.8% |
| 1993 | +836.5% | 0.7% | 6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | 1.3% | 13.8% | 4 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | -5.9% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | -6.4% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.8% | -20.0% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 0.5% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 1.3% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 1.9% | 9.3% | 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)
- 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Burkina Faso?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Burkina Faso was 2.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.0% in 1994.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Burkina Faso ranks 118th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.