Burkina Faso vs Cape Verde: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Burkina Faso
162,973 current LCU per person
in 2025
Cape Verde
158,888 current LCU per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
54th
Cape Verde rank
56th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 162,973 current LCU per person against 158,888 current LCU per person in Cape Verde, a difference of 4,085 current LCU per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 54th and Cape Verde ranks 56th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Cape Verde in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,645 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 7,645 current LCU per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 24,698 current LCU per person | 28,046 current LCU per person | 3,348 current LCU per person | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 45,870 current LCU per person | 67,794 current LCU per person | 21,924 current LCU per person | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 87,387 current LCU per person | 102,695 current LCU per person | 15,308 current LCU per person | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 151,473 current LCU per person | 129,277 current LCU per person | 22,196 current LCU per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Burkina Faso or Cape Verde?
- Burkina Faso, at 162,973 current LCU per person against 158,888 current LCU per person in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?
- 4,085 current LCU per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cape Verde rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 54th and Cape Verde ranks 56th 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.