Burkina Faso vs Egypt: Government consumption
Government consumption over time
- Burkina Faso
- Egypt
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
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.