Home → Burkina Faso → Government → Military Spending → Highest

Burkina Faso Highest Military Spending

Name: Burkina Faso Military Spending
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

5.30% in 2025

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

The highest military spending in Burkina Faso was 5.30% in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (5.30%), 2024 (4.68%), 2023 (4.08%), 1978 (3.28%), 1976 (3.12%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Burkina Faso Top 5 Highest Military Spending Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2025	5.30%
2nd	2024	4.68%
3rd	2023	4.08%
4th	1978	3.28%
5th	1976	3.12%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	5.30%	+0.62%	9th
2024	4.68%	+0.60%	136th
2023	4.08%	+1.10%	138th
2022	2.98%	+0.65%	130th
2021	2.33%	+0.22%	119th
1978	3.28%	+0.24%	67th
2019	2.21%	+0.29%	118th
1976	3.12%	+0.31%	63rd
2020	2.11%	−0.10%	108th
2018	1.93%	+0.56%	106th
2017	1.36%	+0.20%	77th
2016	1.17%	−0.09%	59th
2015	1.25%	−0.02%	71st
2014	1.27%	+0.04%	70th
2013	1.24%	+0.06%	67th
2012	1.18%	+0.03%	59th
2011	1.15%	−0.07%	52nd
2010	1.22%	−0.13%	56th
2009	1.35%	+0.11%	59th
2008	1.24%	−0.17%	54th
2007	1.42%	+0.31%	66th
2006	1.11%	−0.09%	42nd
2005	1.20%	−0.01%	49th
2004	1.21%	+0.13%	47th
2003	1.07%	−0.10%	38th
2002	1.18%	+0.02%	41st
2001	1.16%	−0.08%	38th
2000	1.24%	+0.01%	42nd
1999	1.23%	−0.04%	42nd
1998	1.28%	−0.14%	42nd
1997	1.42%	+0.13%	49th
1996	1.29%	−0.10%	46th
1995	1.38%	−0.04%	44th
1994	1.42%	−0.44%	45th
1993	1.86%	−0.19%	62nd
1992	2.05%	−0.12%	55th
1991	2.17%	−0.54%	51st
1990	2.70%	−0.04%	66th
1989	2.74%	+0.43%	69th
1988	2.31%	+0.06%	51st
1987	2.25%	−0.37%	49th
1986	2.62%	+0.79%	54th
1984	3.02%	+0.08%	69th
1983	2.93%	−0.07%	57th
1982	3.00%	+0.16%	59th
1981	2.84%	+0.10%	59th
1985	1.84%	−1.18%	35th
1980	2.75%	+0.05%	56th
1979	2.70%	−0.58%	51st
1977	3.04%	−0.08%	60th
1975	2.81%	+1.66%	54th
1964	2.61%	+0.22%	35th
1963	2.38%	+0.04%	32nd
1962	2.35%	+1.51%	30th
1974	1.15%	−0.08%	17th
1973	1.24%	+0.10%	19th
1972	1.14%	−0.04%	14th
1971	1.18%	+0.00%	15th
1970	1.17%	−0.07%	17th
1969	1.25%	+0.07%	19th
1968	1.18%	−0.15%	18th
1967	1.33%	−0.32%	16th
1966	1.65%	+0.12%	26th
1965	1.52%	−1.08%	23rd
1961	0.83%	+0.15%	8th
1960	0.68%	–	3rd

Show all

Military Spending (all years) Lowest ever Average Military Spending 1990s Military Spending 2000s Military Spending 2010s Military Spending 2020s Tax Revenue Government Spending Health Spending Government Debt to GDP Budget Deficit vs Togo vs Myanmar vs Chad vs Syrian Arab Republic Global Ranking