Burkina Faso: Final consumption expenditure (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Burkina Faso's final consumption expenditure (current US$) rose 13.9% on 2024 (from US$18.87 billion to US$21.49 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +9.2% and a typical year strayed about 11.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 38.8% in 1975 and the biggest yearly fall was 46.3% in 1994. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$1.06 billion a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Burkina Faso had the 98th highest value of the 132 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Burkina Faso in the 2025 ranking

• Armenia — 94th of 132: US$23.77 billion
• Guinea — 95th of 132: US$23.77 billion
• Macao SAR, China — 96th of 132: US$22.03 billion
• Moldova — 98th of 132: US$21.36 billion
• Mozambique — 99th of 132: US$20.13 billion
• Nicaragua — 100th of 132: US$19.46 billion

What this measures

Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 66 values

Final consumption expenditure (current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$79.84 billion (2024)
• Benin — US$16.51 billion (2025)
• Botswana — US$15.4 billion (2025)
• Burundi — US$2.41 billion (2025)
• Cabo Verde — US$2.87 billion (2025)
• Cameroon — US$51.25 billion (2025)
• Central African Republic — US$3.22 billion (2025)
• Chad — US$14.38 billion (2025)
• Comoros — US$2 billion (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$62.52 billion (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Burkina Faso

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$4.92 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 2.86 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 17.81% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$16.58 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 9.65 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 60% (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 12.51 trillion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is Burkina Faso's final consumption expenditure (current US$)?

US$21.49 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 6,707% from US$315.79 million in 1960 (6.71% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$21.49 billion in 2025 and the lowest US$315.79 million in 1960.

How does Burkina Faso rank?

98th highest of 132 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in final consumption expenditure (current US$) unusual for Burkina Faso?

In 2025, Burkina Faso's final consumption expenditure (current US$) rose 13.9% on 2024 (from US$18.87 billion to US$21.49 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +9.2% and a typical year strayed about 11.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.TOTL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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