Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Current expenditure, total
Current expenditure, total over time
- Burkina Faso
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 638.83 billion current LCU against 629.05 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 9.78 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Kenya ranks 20th of 51 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.82 billion current LCU | 31.11 billion current LCU | 38.71 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 127.96 billion current LCU | 107.26 billion current LCU | 20.70 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 330.42 billion current LCU | 341.36 billion current LCU | 10.94 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 2010s | 563.36 billion current LCU | 616.68 billion current LCU | 53.32 billion current LCU | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current expenditure, total, Burkina Faso or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 638.83 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 Kenya?
- 9.78 billion current LCU, with Kenya 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 current expenditure, total?
- Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Kenya ranks 20th 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.