Burkina Faso — Government consumption (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1959–2025 · 67 observations
About this series
Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
Burkina Faso's government consumption reading was 17.3% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 18.9% of GDP in 2024 was −1.56 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 19.1% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2012–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.3 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 18.9 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 20.1 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 21.1 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 20.3 % of GDP |
9 earlier values, back to 2012
| 2020 | 19.9 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 20.6 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 18.5 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 17.8 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 16.6 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 16 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 15.6 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 14.7 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 14.3 % of GDP |