Burkina Faso vs Costa Rica: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Burkina Faso
19.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica
20.1%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
90th
Costa Rica rank
89th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Burkina Faso
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.1% against 19.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 90th and Costa Rica ranks 89th of 184 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.8% | 12.3% | 7.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 5.5% | 14.6% | 9.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 18.1% | 8.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 18.1% | 6.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 14.2% | 2.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 14.7% | 1.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 19.0% | 4.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 20.8% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty, Burkina Faso or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 20.1% against 19.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Costa Rica rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Burkina Faso ranks 90th and Costa Rica ranks 89th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.