Burkina Faso vs Gabon: Subsidies
Subsidies over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gabon
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 219.28 billion GFS, current LCU against 108.39 billion GFS, current LCU in Gabon, a difference of 110.89 billion GFS, current LCU.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 2.0 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Gabon ranks 9th of 47 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gabon | 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 | 0 GFS, current LCU | 22.46 billion GFS, current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 86.89 billion GFS, current LCU | 53.58 billion GFS, current LCU | 33.31 billion GFS, current LCU | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies, Burkina Faso or Gabon?
- Burkina Faso, at 219.28 billion GFS, current LCU against 108.39 billion GFS, current LCU in Gabon as of 2011.
- What is the difference in subsidies between Burkina Faso and Gabon?
- 110.89 billion GFS, current LCU, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gabon?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2008.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gabon rank globally for subsidies?
- Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Gabon ranks 9th 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
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.