Expense in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Expense was 1.33 billion current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Expense in Burkina Faso, 2002–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.33 billion current US$ for expense in 2011. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.4% on the previous year and up 271.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.33 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 358.51 million current US$, in 2002.
That places Burkina Faso 17th out of 29 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 715.61 million current US$ | 358.51 million current US$ | 1.06 billion current US$ | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.20 billion current US$ | 1.07 billion current US$ | 1.33 billion current US$ | 2 |
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More public sector data for Burkina Faso
- Arms imports 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 18.7% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 22.4% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 42.3% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 10.6% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -5.4% (2024)
- Interest payments 9.7% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 17.1% (2024)
- Interest payments 11.9% (2023)
- Other taxes 1.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Burkina Faso?
- Expense in Burkina Faso was 1.33 billion current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest expense recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 billion current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 358.51 million current US$ in 2002.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for expense?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th out of 29 countries with data for 2011.
- Is expense rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 271.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Expense (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends. Data are in current U.S. dollars.