Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP was 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
17th
of 166 countries
All-time high
0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
All-time low
0.0038 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 248.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 current USD per US$ of GDP, in 1960.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0038 current USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0047 current USD per US$ of GDP | +22.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0129 current USD per US$ of GDP | +175.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0134 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0131 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0083 current USD per US$ of GDP | -36.5% |
| 1966 | 0.009 current USD per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0082 current USD per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0082 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0084 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0091 current USD per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 0.009 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0086 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.009 current USD per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0083 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP | +130.2% |
| 1976 | 0.02 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0202 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0219 current USD per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0183 current USD per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0183 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0191 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0187 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0183 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0185 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0175 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0251 current USD per US$ of GDP | +44.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0214 current USD per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0219 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0255 current USD per US$ of GDP | +16.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0272 current USD per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0222 current USD per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0212 current USD per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0189 current USD per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0155 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0144 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0157 current USD per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0141 current USD per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0123 current USD per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0123 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0117 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0107 current USD per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.012 current USD per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.012 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0111 current USD per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0141 current USD per US$ of GDP | +27.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0124 current USD per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0135 current USD per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0118 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0124 current USD per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0127 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0125 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0135 current USD per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP | +42.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0223 current USD per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0216 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0233 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0302 current USD per US$ of GDP | +29.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0411 current USD per US$ of GDP | +36.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.009 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0134 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0144 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0083 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0219 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0204 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0175 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0255 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0177 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0123 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0272 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0121 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0107 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0141 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.014 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0223 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0321 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0216 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 14 Azerbaijan 0.0507 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Kuwait 0.0484 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Turkmenistan 0.0457 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Jordan 0.0437 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Poland 0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Yemen 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
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), annual growth rate 23.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.02 billion current USD (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), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso was 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1960.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 248.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.