What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and United States?

0.0012 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs United States: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Burkina Faso

0.0395 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

United States

0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

22nd

United States rank

24th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Burkina Faso
United States

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.0395 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in United States, a difference of 0.0012 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and United States ranks 24th of 170 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0589 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5899 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.531 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	United States
1970s	0.051 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2542 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2033 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	United States
1980s	0.0456 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1293 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0838 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	United States
1990s	0.0367 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0693 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0326 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	United States
2000s	0.0173 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0523 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.035 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	United States
2010s	0.0167 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0443 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0276 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	United States
2020s	0.0332 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0416 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0084 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Burkina Faso or United States?: Burkina Faso, at 0.0395 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and United States?: 0.0012 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and United States?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and United States rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and United States ranks 24th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.