Burkina Faso vs Egypt: Government consumption

Burkina Faso
379.00 billion current LCU
in 2011
Egypt
204.40 billion current LCU
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
18th
Egypt rank
21st

Government consumption over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Egypt
0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B198419972011

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 379.00 billion current LCU against 204.40 billion current LCU in Egypt, a difference of 174.60 billion current LCU.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.9 times Egypt's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 18th and Egypt ranks 21st 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 Egypt Difference Ahead
1980s 52.12 billion current LCU 8.45 billion current LCU 43.66 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
1990s 85.80 billion current LCU 21.55 billion current LCU 64.25 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
2000s 214.80 billion current LCU 68.54 billion current LCU 146.26 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
2010s 357.84 billion current LCU 161.35 billion current LCU 196.49 billion current LCU Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government consumption, Burkina Faso or Egypt?
Burkina Faso, at 379.00 billion current LCU against 204.40 billion current LCU in Egypt as of 2011.
What is the difference in government consumption between Burkina Faso and Egypt?
174.60 billion current LCU, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Egypt?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Egypt rank globally for government consumption?
Burkina Faso ranks 18th and Egypt ranks 21st 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.