Burkina Faso: Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Burkina Faso's revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) rose 14% on 2023 (from 2.61 trillion to 2.98 trillion).

Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2023), the average change was +11.9% and a typical year strayed about 8.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 26.4% in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.7% in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 202.11 billion a year. A straight line explains 96% 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 2024, Burkina Faso had the 25th highest value of the 91 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 2024 ranking

• Rwanda — 21st of 91: 3.61 trillion
• Malawi — 22nd of 91: 3.13 trillion
• Brazil — 23rd of 91: 3.12 trillion
• Czechia — 25th of 91: 2.94 trillion
• Norway — 26th of 91: 2.77 trillion
• Ukraine — 27th of 91: 2.58 trillion

What this measures

Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 23 values

Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 18.97 trillion (2024)
• Botswana — 74.14 billion (2023)
• Burundi — 1.16 trillion (2021)
• Cabo Verde — 38.03 billion (2020)
• Cameroon — 3.43 trillion (2021)
• Central African Republic — 128.45 billion (2021)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 18.71 trillion (2022)
• Congo, Rep. — 1.65 trillion (2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 6.55 trillion (2023)
• Equatorial Guinea — 2.26 trillion (2022)

More public sector data for Burkina Faso

• Military expenditure (current USD) — 891.56 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 518.42 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 3.3% (2025)
• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 34 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 13.21% (2025)
• Armed forces personnel, total — 11,000 (2020)
• Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 0.12% (2020)
• Net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU) — 137.43 billion (2024)
• Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) — 0.98% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Burkina Faso's revenue, excluding grants (current LCU)?

2.98 trillion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is up 1,040% from 261.31 billion in 2002 (11.7% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2.98 trillion in 2024 and the lowest 261.31 billion in 2002.

How does Burkina Faso rank?

25th highest of 91 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) unusual for Burkina Faso?

In 2024, Burkina Faso's revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) rose 14% on 2023 (from 2.61 trillion to 2.98 trillion). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2023), the average change was +11.9% and a typical year strayed about 8.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 GC.REV.XGRT.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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