Military spending, per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.0395 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0395 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
22nd
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.0825 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1963
All-time low
0.0132 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2013
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, military spending, per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0395 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 199.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0825 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0132 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0319 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0356 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0824 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +131.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0825 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0776 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0624 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0599 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0533 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0526 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0507 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0534 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0528 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0446 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0373 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0356 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0633 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +77.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0675 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0604 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0501 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0447 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0387 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0425 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0446 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0457 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0528 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0503 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0495 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0438 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0418 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.046 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0424 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0457 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0438 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.032 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0444 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0361 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0315 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0359 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0319 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0235 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.4% |
| 2000 | 0.023 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0205 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.02 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0171 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0167 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0154 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0157 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0155 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0142 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0146 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0149 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0133 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0132 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0132 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0135 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0149 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.015 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0175 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0241 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0274 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 0.028 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.03 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0354 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0395 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0395 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0213 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0395 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0159 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +131.9% | 0.0356 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0824 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1975 | +77.9% | 0.0356 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0633 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0589 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0319 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0825 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.051 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0356 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0675 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0456 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0387 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0528 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0367 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0235 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0457 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0173 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0142 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.023 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0167 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0132 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0274 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0332 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.028 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0395 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 19 Morocco 0.0423 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Afghanistan 0.0401 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Burundi 0.04 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Greece 0.0386 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 United States 0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Bahrain 0.0378 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso?
- Military spending, per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso was 0.0395 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0825 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1963.
- What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0132 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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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.