Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea: Current expenditure, total

Burkina Faso
629.05 billion current LCU
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea
434.30 billion current LCU
in 2010
Burkina Faso rank
21st
Equatorial Guinea rank
23rd

Current expenditure, total over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 629.05 billion current LCU against 434.30 billion current LCU in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 194.75 billion current LCU.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.4 times Equatorial Guinea's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 23rd of 51 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 147.15 billion current LCU 26.00 billion current LCU 121.15 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
2000s 330.42 billion current LCU 175.88 billion current LCU 154.55 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
2010s 497.67 billion current LCU 434.30 billion current LCU 63.37 billion current LCU Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current expenditure, total, Burkina Faso or Equatorial Guinea?
Burkina Faso, at 629.05 billion current LCU against 434.30 billion current LCU in Equatorial Guinea as of 2011.
What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
194.75 billion current LCU, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
17 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2010.
How do Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for current expenditure, total?
Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 23rd 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

Indicator
Current expenditure, total (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,441 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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.