What is the difference in subsidies between Burkina Faso and Senegal?

53.25 billion GFS, current LCU, with Senegal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?

27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Subsidies

Burkina Faso

219.28 billion GFS, current LCU

in 2011

Senegal

272.53 billion GFS, current LCU

in 2011

Burkina Faso rank

8th

Senegal rank

5th

Subsidies over time

Burkina Faso
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 272.53 billion GFS, current LCU against 219.28 billion GFS, current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 53.25 billion GFS, current LCU.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Senegal ranks 5th of 47 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	9.07 billion GFS, current LCU	28.10 billion GFS, current LCU	19.03 billion GFS, current LCU	Senegal
1990s	22.46 billion GFS, current LCU	35.38 billion GFS, current LCU	12.92 billion GFS, current LCU	Senegal
2000s	90.52 billion GFS, current LCU	179.58 billion GFS, current LCU	89.05 billion GFS, current LCU	Senegal
2010s	177.64 billion GFS, current LCU	252.13 billion GFS, current LCU	74.49 billion GFS, current LCU	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies, Burkina Faso or Senegal?: Senegal, at 272.53 billion GFS, current LCU against 219.28 billion GFS, current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
What is the difference in subsidies between Burkina Faso and Senegal?: 53.25 billion GFS, current LCU, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for subsidies?: Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Senegal ranks 5th 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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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: 07 August 2026

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.