Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 2.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
2.3%
Change on year
up 241.4%
World rank
115th
of 127 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 115th out of 127 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, 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% |
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
- 112 Angola 2.4% compare
- 113 Jamaica 2.3%
- 114 Marshall Islands 2.3%
- 116 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.9%
- 117 Liberia 1.6%
- 118 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 115th out of 127 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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