Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 19.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, 1959–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 19.9% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 19.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1967.
Burkina Faso ranks 90th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 4.8% | — |
| 1960 | 6.0% | +24.1% |
| 1961 | 6.6% | +9.9% |
| 1962 | 6.6% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 6.5% | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 6.3% | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 4.4% | -30.4% |
| 1966 | 4.0% | -8.8% |
| 1967 | 3.8% | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 5.4% | +40.9% |
| 1969 | 5.3% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 6.6% | +23.8% |
| 1971 | 8.6% | +30.6% |
| 1972 | 7.7% | -11.2% |
| 1973 | 9.0% | +16.8% |
| 1974 | 9.1% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 14.2% | +55.8% |
| 1976 | 11.7% | -17.5% |
| 1977 | 11.9% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 11.3% | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 11.6% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 11.8% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 11.2% | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 12.6% | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 12.3% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 12.2% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 11.7% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 11.6% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 12.7% | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 12.5% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 12.3% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 12.1% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 11.8% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 11.0% | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 14.1% | +27.4% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | -19.6% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | +1.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 19.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 14.9%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 19.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.2%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita 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 | +55.8% | 9.1% | 14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 1960s | 5.5% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 6.6% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 11.2% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 8.9% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.2% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 13.2% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.1% | 19.9% | 4 |
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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso was 19.9% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1967.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 90th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.