Benin vs Burkina Faso: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Benin
176,665 current LCU per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso
162,973 current LCU per person
in 2025
Benin rank
53rd
Burkina Faso rank
54th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Benin currently reports 176,665 current LCU per person against 162,973 current LCU per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 13,692 current LCU per person.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 53rd and Burkina Faso ranks 54th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,698 current LCU per person | 7,645 current LCU per person | 5,947 current LCU per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 27,123 current LCU per person | 24,698 current LCU per person | 2,425 current LCU per person | Benin |
| 2000s | 60,770 current LCU per person | 45,870 current LCU per person | 14,900 current LCU per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 90,133 current LCU per person | 87,387 current LCU per person | 2,746 current LCU per person | Benin |
| 2020s | 155,792 current LCU per person | 151,473 current LCU per person | 4,319 current LCU per person | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Benin, at 176,665 current LCU per person against 162,973 current LCU per person in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 13,692 current LCU per person, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Benin ranks 53rd and Burkina Faso ranks 54th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.