Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 5.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Burkina Faso, 2002–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture share of government expenditure in Burkina Faso is 5.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.4% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Burkina Faso peaked at 5.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2022.
Burkina Faso ranks 15th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.8% | — |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -29.2% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +30.8% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -23.3% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +46.2% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -55.4% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +91.0% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +57.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 5.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.8%, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 5.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +91.0% | 1.8% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.6% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 1.8% | 5.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Burkina Faso?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Burkina Faso was 5.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Burkina Faso ranks 15th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. 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 Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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