Subsidies in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Subsidies was 219.28 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
219.28 billion GFS, current LCU
Change on year
up 61.2%
World rank
8th
of 47 countries
All-time high
219.28 billion GFS, current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
5.81 billion GFS, current LCU
in 1989
Years of data
27
1985–2011

Subsidies in Burkina Faso, 1985–2011

050.0B100.0B150.0B200.0B1985199820111985: 7.7B GFS, current LCU1986: 10.3B GFS, current LCU1987: 11.1B GFS, current LCU1988: 10.4B GFS, current LCU1989: 5.8B GFS, current LCU1990: 8.7B GFS, current LCU1991: 6.3B GFS, current LCU1992: 10.7B GFS, current LCU1993: 31.3B GFS, current LCU1994: 33.0B GFS, current LCU1995: 25.5B GFS, current LCU1996: 23.7B GFS, current LCU1997: 23.3B GFS, current LCU1998: 29.3B GFS, current LCU1999: 32.9B GFS, current LCU2000: 37.9B GFS, current LCU2001: 54.4B GFS, current LCU2002: 59.1B GFS, current LCU2003: 55.1B GFS, current LCU2004: 65.0B GFS, current LCU2005: 97.5B GFS, current LCU2006: 123.5B GFS, current LCU2007: 152.9B GFS, current LCU2008: 136.8B GFS, current LCU2009: 123.2B GFS, current LCU2010: 136.0B GFS, current LCU2011: 219.3B GFS, current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in GFS, current LCU.

Analysis

In 2011, subsidies in Burkina Faso stood at 219.28 billion GFS, current LCU. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.2% on the previous year and up 302.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies in Burkina Faso peaked at 219.28 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.81 billion GFS, current LCU, in 1989.

Burkina Faso ranks 8th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 9.07 billion GFS, current LCU 5.81 billion GFS, current LCU 11.11 billion GFS, current LCU 5
1990s 22.46 billion GFS, current LCU 6.33 billion GFS, current LCU 32.97 billion GFS, current LCU 10
2000s 90.52 billion GFS, current LCU 37.89 billion GFS, current LCU 152.89 billion GFS, current LCU 10
2010s 177.64 billion GFS, current LCU 136.00 billion GFS, current LCU 219.28 billion GFS, current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 5 Senegal 272.53 billion GFS, current LCU compare
  2. 6 Cameroon 229.74 billion GFS, current LCU compare
  3. 7 Rwanda 223.22 billion GFS, current LCU compare
  4. 9 Gabon 108.39 billion GFS, current LCU compare
  5. 10 Togo 74.78 billion GFS, current LCU compare
  6. 11 Mauritania 71.70 billion GFS, current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies in Burkina Faso?
Subsidies in Burkina Faso was 219.28 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest subsidies recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 219.28 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 5.81 billion GFS, current LCU in 1989.
How does Burkina Faso rank for subsidies?
Burkina Faso ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
Is subsidies rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 302.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Subsidies (GFS, current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.