Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Burkina Faso
162,973 current LCU per person
in 2025
Cameroon
186,999 current LCU per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
54th
Cameroon rank
52nd
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 186,999 current LCU per person against 162,973 current LCU per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 24,026 current LCU per person.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cameroon ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 54th and Cameroon ranks 52nd of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Cameroon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | 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 | 0 current LCU per person | 24,698 current LCU per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 45,870 current LCU per person | 82,642 current LCU per person | 36,772 current LCU per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 87,387 current LCU per person | 151,036 current LCU per person | 63,650 current LCU per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 151,473 current LCU per person | 172,401 current LCU per person | 20,928 current LCU per person | Cameroon |
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 Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 186,999 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 Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 24,026 current LCU per person, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 54th and Cameroon ranks 52nd 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.