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Burkina Faso - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.3

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked

Latest value

3.3 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 166 economies

Share of global total

1.0%

Growth since 1960

4.85×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#55#172022 overtook Namibia2023 overtook Algeria
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Burkina Faso climbed from #55 to #17 (overtook Namibia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Burkina Faso ↓

Key Events — Burkina Faso

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1962
Climbed 22 places in global rank auto
1965
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
1975
Climbed 37 places in global rank auto
1979
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
1985
Fell 37 places in global rank auto
1986
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
1989
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
1991
Fell 15 places in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1960-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020250.681.923.154.39
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