Burkina Faso vs Rwanda: Government consumption

Burkina Faso
379.00 billion current LCU
in 2011
Rwanda
345.66 billion current LCU
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
18th
Rwanda rank
19th

Government consumption over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 379.00 billion current LCU against 345.66 billion current LCU in Rwanda, a difference of 33.34 billion current LCU.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 18th and Rwanda ranks 19th 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 Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 85.80 billion current LCU 38.78 billion current LCU 47.02 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
2000s 214.80 billion current LCU 160.68 billion current LCU 54.12 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
2010s 357.84 billion current LCU 327.46 billion current LCU 30.38 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 Rwanda?
Burkina Faso, at 379.00 billion current LCU against 345.66 billion current LCU in Rwanda as of 2011.
What is the difference in government consumption between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
33.34 billion current LCU, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for government consumption?
Burkina Faso ranks 18th and Rwanda ranks 19th 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.