Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre was 8.27 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 8.27 million current LCU per square kilometre for tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 128.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 8.27 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 887,346 current LCU per square kilometre, in 2002.
That places Burkina Faso 44th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 887,346 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 990,874 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 1.19 million current LCU per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 1.24 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.35 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 1.50 million current LCU per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 1.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 1.81 million current LCU per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 2.07 million current LCU per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 2.54 million current LCU per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2012 | 3.26 million current LCU per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2013 | 3.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 3.44 million current LCU per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 3.40 million current LCU per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.93 million current LCU per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 4.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 4.93 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 5.37 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 5.12 million current LCU per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 6.40 million current LCU per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2022 | 7.58 million current LCU per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 8.27 million current LCU per square kilometre | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.32 million current LCU per square kilometre | 887,346 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.81 million current LCU per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.71 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.07 million current LCU per square kilometre | 5.37 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.84 million current LCU per square kilometre | 5.12 million current LCU per square kilometre | 8.27 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 41 Somalia 9.83 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 42 Luxembourg 8.61 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 43 Iraq 8.55 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 45 Cape Verde 8.04 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 46 Netherlands 7.87 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 47 Argentina 6.98 million current LCU per square kilometre 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), 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 8.27 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 8.27 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 887,346 current LCU per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 44th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.0%. 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 Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tax revenue Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.