Burundi vs Egypt: General government total expenditure
Burundi
4.51 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Egypt
5.03 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Burundi rank
45th
Egypt rank
44th
General government total expenditure over time
- Burundi
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 5.03 trillion current LCU against 4.51 trillion current LCU in Burundi, a difference of 514.85 billion current LCU.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.
Burundi ranks 45th and Egypt ranks 44th of 195 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1990s | 69.33 billion current LCU | 8.49 billion current LCU | 60.84 billion current LCU | Burundi |
| 2000s | 431.16 billion current LCU | 191.44 billion current LCU | 239.71 billion current LCU | Burundi |
| 2010s | 1.26 trillion current LCU | 840.92 billion current LCU | 414.79 billion current LCU | Burundi |
| 2020s | 2.83 trillion current LCU | 2.63 trillion current LCU | 206.55 billion current LCU | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Burundi or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 5.03 trillion current LCU against 4.51 trillion current LCU in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Burundi and Egypt?
- 514.85 billion current LCU, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Egypt?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Egypt rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Burundi ranks 45th and Egypt ranks 44th 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