Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 29.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
29.5%
Change on year
up 195.2%
World rank
94th
of 114 countries
All-time high
29.5%
in 2023
All-time low
10.0%
in 2022
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Burkina Faso, 2017–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 29.5% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 195.2% on the previous year and up 143.5% over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 94th out of 114 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.1% | — |
| 2018 | 17.8% | +46.8% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -37.0% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +89.2% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -58.2% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | +195.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.7% | 11.2% | 17.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 10.0% | 29.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More infrastructure data for Burkina Faso
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 27.46 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81,718 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.347 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.9155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81,718 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.17 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Burkina Faso?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Burkina Faso was 29.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Burkina Faso ranks 94th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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