Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled was 1.02 billion current USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Burkina Faso, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.02 billion current USD for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 23.8% on the previous year and up 477.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.02 billion current USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.27 million current USD, in 1960.
Burkina Faso ranks 85th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.27 million current USD | — |
| 1961 | 1.64 million current USD | +29.5% |
| 1962 | 4.90 million current USD | +198.3% |
| 1963 | 5.28 million current USD | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 5.36 million current USD | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 3.51 million current USD | -34.5% |
| 1966 | 3.91 million current USD | +11.3% |
| 1967 | 3.70 million current USD | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 3.76 million current USD | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 4.02 million current USD | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 4.19 million current USD | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 4.34 million current USD | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 4.95 million current USD | +13.9% |
| 1973 | 6.08 million current USD | +22.9% |
| 1974 | 6.27 million current USD | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 18.06 million current USD | +188.1% |
| 1976 | 19.53 million current USD | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 22.90 million current USD | +17.3% |
| 1978 | 32.37 million current USD | +41.3% |
| 1979 | 32.03 million current USD | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 35.36 million current USD | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 33.92 million current USD | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 32.87 million current USD | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 29.32 million current USD | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 26.97 million current USD | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 27.11 million current USD | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 51.18 million current USD | +88.8% |
| 1987 | 50.71 million current USD | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 57.19 million current USD | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 66.82 million current USD | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 84.47 million current USD | +26.4% |
| 1991 | 69.51 million current USD | -17.7% |
| 1992 | 71.12 million current USD | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 60.53 million current USD | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 30.26 million current USD | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 36.86 million current USD | +21.8% |
| 1996 | 37.14 million current USD | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 38.55 million current USD | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 39.49 million current USD | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 41.74 million current USD | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 36.66 million current USD | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 36.83 million current USD | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 42.47 million current USD | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 50.76 million current USD | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 65.68 million current USD | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 73.84 million current USD | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 72.63 million current USD | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 107.82 million current USD | +48.4% |
| 2008 | 117.00 million current USD | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 127.33 million current USD | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 123.70 million current USD | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 138.85 million current USD | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 147.73 million current USD | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 166.14 million current USD | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 177.17 million current USD | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 147.94 million current USD | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 149.47 million current USD | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 191.07 million current USD | +27.8% |
| 2018 | 305.78 million current USD | +60.0% |
| 2019 | 357.92 million current USD | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 382.46 million current USD | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 458.28 million current USD | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 562.58 million current USD | +22.8% |
| 2023 | 827.15 million current USD | +47.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 billion current USD | +23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.73 million current USD | 1.27 million current USD | 5.36 million current USD | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.07 million current USD | 4.19 million current USD | 32.37 million current USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.14 million current USD | 26.97 million current USD | 66.82 million current USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.97 million current USD | 30.26 million current USD | 84.47 million current USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.10 million current USD | 36.66 million current USD | 127.33 million current USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 190.58 million current USD | 123.70 million current USD | 357.92 million current USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 650.83 million current USD | 382.46 million current USD | 1.02 billion current USD | 5 |
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More public sector data for Burkina Faso
- Arms imports 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 94.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 43.47 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 23.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 69.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 3,023 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Burkina Faso?
- Military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Burkina Faso was 1.02 billion current USD in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 billion current USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 million current USD in 1960.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
- Burkina Faso ranks 85th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 477.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
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About this data
Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.