Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 20.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Burkina Faso, 2005–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Burkina Faso stood at 20.3%.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Burkina Faso peaked at 22.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2012.
Burkina Faso ranks 16th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.5% | — |
| 2006 | 18.2% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +19.8% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 17.9% | 19.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 15.9% | 22.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.3% | 22.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 13 Sierra Leone 20.5% compare
- 13 Türkiye 11.3% compare
- 14 Mozambique 20.4% compare
- 15 Costa Rica 20.4% compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 4.3% compare
- 17 Kiribati 20.1% compare
- 18 Kyrgyzstan 19.6% compare
- 19 Vanuatu 19.3% compare
More education data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 20.3% 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 22.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2012.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Burkina Faso ranks 16th out of 170 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 25.6%. 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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