Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 2.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
2.3%
Change on year
up 241.4%
World rank
116th
of 128 countries
All-time high
2.3%
in 2023
All-time low
0.3%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Burkina Faso, 2017–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Burkina Faso stood at 2.3%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 241.4% on the previous year and up 570.0% over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 116th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.3% | — |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +48.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +22.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +349.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -68.3% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +241.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 2.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.3%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 2.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.5%, 41% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 2.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 113 Angola 2.4% compare
- 114 Jamaica 2.3%
- 115 Marshall Islands 2.3%
- 117 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.9%
- 118 Liberia 1.6%
- 119 Papua New Guinea 1.2% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Burkina Faso
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,198 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.4 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Burkina Faso?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Burkina Faso was 2.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Burkina Faso ranks 116th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 570.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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