Burkina Faso vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Government consumption

Burkina Faso
379.00 billion current LCU
in 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo
388.27 billion current LCU
in 2007
Burkina Faso rank
18th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
17th

Government consumption over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B198519982011

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 388.27 billion current LCU against 379.00 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 9.27 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 18th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 17th of 51 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1990s 103.67 billion current LCU 1.19 billion current LCU 102.48 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
2000s 191.57 billion current LCU 211.87 billion current LCU 20.30 billion current LCU Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government consumption, Burkina Faso or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 388.27 billion current LCU against 379.00 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2007.
What is the difference in government consumption between Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?
9.27 billion current LCU, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?
12 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2007.
How do Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for government consumption?
Burkina Faso ranks 18th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 17th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Government consumption (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
Government consumption (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,368 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Current expenditure on goods and services comprises payments of wages and salaries in cash to employees (including the armed forces) before deduction of withholding taxes and employees' contributions to social security and pension funds, as well as employers' contributions to superannuation schemes outside government, and other purchases of goods and services (wages and salaries in kind, office supplies and maintenance charges etc.). Data are in current local currency.