Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 18.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
18.8%
Change on year
up 246.4%
World rank
16th
of 129 countries
All-time high
18.8%
in 2023
All-time low
5.4%
in 2022
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Burkina Faso, 2017–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 18.8% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 246.4% on the previous year and up 163.9% over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 16th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +54.2% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -40.0% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -26.7% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +246.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.3% | 6.6% | 11.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 5.4% | 18.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 13 Chile 19.9% compare
- 14 Guatemala 19.3% compare
- 15 Malaysia 18.9% compare
- 17 Cabo Verde 18.8%
- 18 Bangladesh 18.6%
- 19 Kenya 18.4% compare
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Burkina Faso?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Burkina Faso was 18.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Burkina Faso ranks 16th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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