Burkina Faso vs Upper middle income: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Burkina Faso
3.3%
in 2025
Upper middle income
1.9%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Upper middle income rank
25th
Military expenditure (% of GDP) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 3.3% against 1.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.8 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 167 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 2.3% | 0.6% | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 3.1% | 0.9% | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 1.7% | 1.5% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Burkina Faso or Upper middle income?
- Burkina Faso, at 3.3% against 1.9% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Burkina Faso and Upper middle income?
- 1.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Upper middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Upper middle income rank globally for military expenditure?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product