Burkina Faso vs Congo: Current expenditure, total
Current expenditure, total over time
- Burkina Faso
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 686.82 billion current LCU against 629.05 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 57.77 billion current LCU.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Congo ranks 19th of 51 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.82 billion current LCU | 179.24 billion current LCU | 109.42 billion current LCU | Congo |
| 1990s | 127.96 billion current LCU | 330.92 billion current LCU | 202.96 billion current LCU | Congo |
| 2000s | 330.42 billion current LCU | 560.03 billion current LCU | 229.60 billion current LCU | Congo |
| 2010s | 563.36 billion current LCU | 683.16 billion current LCU | 119.80 billion current LCU | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current expenditure, total, Burkina Faso or Congo?
- Congo, at 686.82 billion current LCU against 629.05 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
- What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Burkina Faso and Congo?
- 57.77 billion current LCU, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
- How do Burkina Faso and Congo rank globally for current expenditure, total?
- Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Congo ranks 19th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Current expenditure, total (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total current expenditure includes requited payments other than for capital assets or for goods or services to be used in the production of capital assets, and unrequited payments for purposes other than permitting the recipients to acquire capital assets, compensating the recipients for damage or destruction of capital assets, or increasing the financial capital of the recipients. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.