What is the difference in budgetary investment between Burkina Faso and Kenya?

137.23 billion current LCU, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?

27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank country economists, published as Budgetary investment (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Budgetary investment

Burkina Faso

329.97 billion current LCU

in 2011

Kenya

192.74 billion current LCU

in 2011

Burkina Faso rank

15th

Kenya rank

18th

Budgetary investment over time

Burkina Faso
Kenya

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 329.97 billion current LCU against 192.74 billion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 137.23 billion current LCU.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.7 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 18th of 51 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1980s	9.09 billion current LCU	5.58 billion current LCU	3.51 billion current LCU	Burkina Faso
1990s	19.29 billion current LCU	10.38 billion current LCU	8.91 billion current LCU	Burkina Faso
2000s	131.86 billion current LCU	51.41 billion current LCU	80.45 billion current LCU	Burkina Faso
2010s	338.34 billion current LCU	171.18 billion current LCU	167.15 billion current LCU	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher budgetary investment, Burkina Faso or Kenya?: Burkina Faso, at 329.97 billion current LCU against 192.74 billion current LCU in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in budgetary investment between Burkina Faso and Kenya?: 137.23 billion current LCU, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for budgetary investment?: Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 18th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank country economists, published as Budgetary investment (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Budgetary investment (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: World Bank country economists
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 51 places, 1,347 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Budgetary investment. Data are in current local currency.