Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Burkina Faso
20.3%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
20.5%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
16th
Sierra Leone rank
13th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 20.5% against 20.3% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 196 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 0.0% | 18.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 0.0% | 19.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 0.0% | 21.4% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 20.5% against 20.3% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.