Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 19.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Burkina Faso, 1959–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 19.9% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Burkina Faso peaked at 19.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1967.
Burkina Faso ranks 90th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 4.8% | — |
| 1960 | 6.0% | +24.1% |
| 1961 | 6.6% | +9.9% |
| 1962 | 6.6% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 6.5% | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 6.3% | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 4.4% | -30.4% |
| 1966 | 4.0% | -8.8% |
| 1967 | 3.8% | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 5.4% | +40.9% |
| 1969 | 5.3% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 6.6% | +23.8% |
| 1971 | 8.6% | +30.6% |
| 1972 | 7.7% | -11.2% |
| 1973 | 9.0% | +16.8% |
| 1974 | 9.1% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 14.2% | +55.8% |
| 1976 | 11.7% | -17.5% |
| 1977 | 11.9% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 11.3% | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 11.6% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 11.8% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 11.2% | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 12.6% | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 12.3% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 12.2% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 11.7% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 11.6% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 12.7% | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 12.5% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 12.3% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 12.1% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 11.8% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 11.0% | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 14.1% | +27.4% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | -19.6% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 1960s | 5.5% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 6.6% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 11.2% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 8.9% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.2% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 13.2% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.1% | 19.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Burkina Faso?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Burkina Faso was 19.9% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1967.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Burkina Faso ranks 90th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.