Burkina Faso - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Burkina Faso was 382,464,700 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 382,464,700 in 2020 and 1,268,378 in 1960.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another).

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1,268,378
1961 1,643,154
1962 4,901,761
1963 5,281,288
1964 5,358,593
1965 3,509,330
1966 3,907,554
1967 3,695,107
1968 3,760,629
1969 4,023,681
1970 4,185,917
1971 4,343,468
1972 4,947,863
1973 6,079,259
1974 6,269,085
1975 18,062,370
1976 19,531,280
1977 22,903,780
1978 32,372,280
1979 32,032,420
1980 35,360,660
1981 33,915,900
1982 32,866,110
1983 29,317,760
1984 26,968,330
1985 27,106,620
1986 51,180,170
1987 50,712,560
1988 57,186,890
1989 66,816,510
1990 84,465,500
1991 69,505,540
1992 71,116,620
1993 60,526,980
1994 30,259,090
1995 36,862,820
1996 37,141,880
1997 38,549,250
1998 39,494,740
1999 41,741,180
2000 36,658,540
2001 36,832,960
2002 42,468,450
2003 50,757,060
2004 65,684,240
2005 73,843,340
2006 72,632,860
2007 107,816,700
2008 116,999,600
2009 127,333,300
2010 123,700,500
2011 138,850,900
2012 147,729,700
2013 166,136,400
2014 177,167,000
2015 147,934,700
2016 149,467,400
2017 191,065,800
2018 305,781,100
2019 357,921,600
2020 382,464,700

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Burkina Faso was 209,727,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 209,727,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 311,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

Year Value
1960 311,000,000
1961 403,000,000
1962 1,201,000,000
1963 1,294,000,000
1964 1,313,000,000
1965 860,000,000
1966 960,000,000
1967 909,000,000
1968 931,000,000
1969 1,046,000,000
1970 1,157,000,000
1971 1,196,000,000
1972 1,247,000,000
1973 1,355,000,000
1974 1,509,000,000
1975 3,871,000,000
1976 4,667,000,000
1977 5,627,000,000
1978 7,305,000,000
1979 6,814,000,000
1980 7,471,000,000
1981 9,216,000,000
1982 10,800,000,000
1983 11,172,000,000
1984 11,784,000,000
1985 12,178,000,000
1986 17,724,000,000
1987 15,241,000,000
1988 17,033,000,000
1989 21,315,000,000
1990 22,997,000,000
1991 19,608,000,000
1992 18,824,000,000
1993 17,139,000,000
1994 16,800,000,000
1995 18,400,000,000
1996 19,000,000,000
1997 22,500,000,000
1998 23,300,000,000
1999 25,700,000,000
2000 26,100,000,000
2001 27,000,000,000
2002 29,600,000,000
2003 29,500,000,000
2004 34,700,000,000
2005 38,950,000,000
2006 37,979,000,000
2007 51,673,000,000
2008 52,393,000,000
2009 60,125,000,000
2010 61,266,000,000
2011 65,519,000,000
2012 75,420,000,000
2013 82,078,000,000
2014 87,594,000,000
2015 87,496,000,000
2016 88,625,000,000
2017 111,699,000,000
2018 169,936,000,000
2019 209,727,000,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Burkina Faso was 2.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.28 in 1978, while its lowest value was 0.68 in 1960.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.68
1961 0.83
1962 2.35
1963 2.38
1964 2.61
1965 1.52
1966 1.65
1967 1.33
1968 1.18
1969 1.25
1970 1.17
1971 1.18
1972 1.14
1973 1.24
1974 1.15
1975 2.81
1976 3.12
1977 3.04
1978 3.28
1979 2.70
1980 2.75
1981 2.84
1982 3.00
1983 2.93
1984 3.02
1985 1.84
1986 2.62
1987 2.25
1988 2.31
1989 2.74
1990 2.70
1991 2.17
1992 2.05
1993 1.86
1994 1.42
1995 1.38
1996 1.29
1997 1.42
1998 1.28
1999 1.39
2000 1.39
2001 1.30
2002 1.32
2003 1.21
2004 1.36
2005 1.35
2006 1.25
2007 1.59
2008 1.40
2009 1.52
2010 1.38
2011 1.29
2012 1.32
2013 1.39
2014 1.43
2015 1.42
2016 1.38
2017 1.56
2018 2.17
2019 2.61
2020 2.73

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Burkina Faso was 8.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 16.01 in 1989, while its lowest value was 4.89 in 2013.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1988 11.99
1989 16.01
1990 13.14
1991 11.62
1992 11.25
1993 9.42
1994 7.96
1995 7.09
1996 6.46
1997 6.99
1998 6.34
1999 5.76
2000 6.24
2001 5.88
2002 6.05
2003 6.10
2004 5.96
2005 5.94
2006 5.08
2007 6.20
2008 6.69
2009 6.29
2010 5.66
2011 5.63
2012 5.19
2013 4.89
2014 6.08
2015 6.14
2016 5.39
2017 5.20
2018 7.95
2019 9.52
2020 8.47

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade