Burkina Faso vs Germany: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Burkina Faso
19.9%
in 2023
Germany
19.7%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
90th
Germany rank
92nd
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Burkina Faso
- Germany
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 19.9% against 19.7% in Germany, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Germany ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 90th and Germany ranks 92nd of 184 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.8% | 13.5% | 8.7% | Germany |
| 1960s | 5.5% | 14.3% | 8.8% | Germany |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 16.4% | 6.2% | Germany |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 17.3% | 5.2% | Germany |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 14.0% | 2.5% | Germany |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 15.2% | 2.3% | Germany |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 16.9% | 2.0% | Germany |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 19.8% | 0.7% | Germany |
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 Germany?
- Burkina Faso, at 19.9% against 19.7% in Germany 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 Germany?
- 0.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Germany?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Germany rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Burkina Faso ranks 90th and Germany ranks 92nd 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.