Burkina Faso vs Thailand: General government total expenditure
Burkina Faso
3.92 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Thailand
4.44 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
50th
Thailand rank
47th
General government total expenditure over time
- Burkina Faso
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 4.44 trillion current LCU against 3.92 trillion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 518.36 billion current LCU.
That makes Thailand'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 Thailand ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 47th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.85 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 64.85 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 259.32 billion current LCU | 486.46 billion current LCU | 227.14 billion current LCU | Thailand |
| 2000s | 640.99 billion current LCU | 1.45 trillion current LCU | 810.17 billion current LCU | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.64 trillion current LCU | 2.93 trillion current LCU | 1.29 trillion current LCU | Thailand |
| 2020s | 3.46 trillion current LCU | 4.19 trillion current LCU | 730.62 billion current LCU | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Burkina Faso or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 4.44 trillion current LCU against 3.92 trillion current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Burkina Faso and Thailand?
- 518.36 billion current LCU, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Thailand?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Thailand rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Burkina Faso ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 47th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release