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
106th
of 128 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. Measured in %.
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 106th out of 128 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 | % | 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% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 29.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.1%, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 29.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.5%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
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 106th out of 128 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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