Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Military spending, annual growth rate
Burkina Faso
-17.56 % change on previous year
in 2025
Senegal
-16.59 % change on previous year
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
154th
Senegal rank
153rd
Military spending, annual growth rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports -16.59 % change on previous year against -17.56 % change on previous year in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.97 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 154th and Senegal ranks 153rd of 159 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.06 % change on previous year | -1.63 % change on previous year | 9.69 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | -1.63 % change on previous year | 0.5848 % change on previous year | 2.21 % change on previous year | Senegal |
| 2000s | 6.41 % change on previous year | 5.79 % change on previous year | 0.617 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 13.38 % change on previous year | 7.29 % change on previous year | 6.1 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 13.06 % change on previous year | 6.06 % change on previous year | 7 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, annual growth rate, Burkina Faso or Senegal?
- Senegal, at -16.59 % change on previous year against -17.56 % change on previous year in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 0.97 % change on previous year, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 154th and Senegal ranks 153rd of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.