Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Subsidies

Burkina Faso
219.28 billion GFS, current LCU
in 2011
Cameroon
229.74 billion GFS, current LCU
in 2007
Burkina Faso rank
8th
Cameroon rank
6th

Subsidies over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 229.74 billion GFS, current LCU against 219.28 billion GFS, current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 10.46 billion GFS, current LCU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Cameroon ranks 6th of 47 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Cameroon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Cameroon Difference Ahead
1980s 9.07 billion GFS, current LCU 0 GFS, current LCU 9.07 billion GFS, current LCU Burkina Faso
1990s 22.46 billion GFS, current LCU 43.32 billion GFS, current LCU 20.86 billion GFS, current LCU Cameroon
2000s 80.66 billion GFS, current LCU 160.06 billion GFS, current LCU 79.40 billion GFS, current LCU Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 229.74 billion GFS, current LCU against 219.28 billion GFS, current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2007.
What is the difference in subsidies between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
10.46 billion GFS, current LCU, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
23 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2007.
How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for subsidies?
Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Cameroon ranks 6th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Subsidies (GFS, 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
Subsidies (GFS, current LCU)
Unit
GFS, current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,211 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.