Burkina Faso vs Lower middle income: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Burkina Faso
0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lower middle income
0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
17th
Lower middle income rank
19th

Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Lower middle income
00.010.020.030.04196019922024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0256 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 2.4 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 166 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Lower middle income in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.009 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0265 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0175 current USD per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
1970s 0.0144 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0374 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0231 current USD per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
1980s 0.0204 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0335 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.013 current USD per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
1990s 0.0177 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0288 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0111 current USD per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
2000s 0.0121 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.03 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0178 current USD per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
2010s 0.014 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0202 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0062 current USD per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
2020s 0.0321 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0131 current USD per US$ of GDP Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Burkina Faso or Lower middle income?
Burkina Faso, at 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and Lower middle income?
0.0256 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lower middle income?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Lower middle income rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP
Unit
current USD per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 10,381 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.