Burkina Faso Military Spending
Burkina Faso spends an estimated 3.9% of GDP on its military in 2026; its most recent reported expenditure in US dollars is $844 million (2025).
Defense budget and military expenditure data (1960–2027)
Data updated: July 7, 2026
Key Facts (2026 estimate)
Military Expenditure
$869 million
Ranked #86 of 153 countries worldwide
Percent of GDP
3.9%
Ranked #24 of 163 countries by % of GDP
Year-over-Year Change
+3.0%
From $844M in 2025
Historical Peak Spending
$1.0 billion
Reached in 2024
How the 2026 figures are produced. Neither figure is a researched budget estimate. The share-of-GDP figure is the arithmetic mean of Burkina Faso’s last 3 reported years (2023–2025), carried across both estimate years unchanged. The dollar figure is not a per-country forecast — it is the actual SIPRI figure for 2025 raised by a flat 3%, the same rate applied to every country in this group, so it can rise even where the share-of-GDP path falls. Actual SIPRI figures for Burkina Faso run to 2025.
Burkina Faso Defense Budget Summary
In 2026, Burkina Faso is estimated to have spent $869 million on military and defense, representing 3.9% of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This budget covers the armed forces including army, navy, and air force expenditures. Burkina Faso is the #86 highest military spender in the world by absolute spending.
Compared to the previous year (2025), defense spending increased by 3.0%, from $844 million to $869 million. This change in the military budget reflects growing defense priorities.
The highest percentage of GDP allocated to defense spending was 4.4% in 2024. The historical average military budget is 2.0% of GDP.
Data source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. Values are in constant 2024 US dollars. Data for 2026 is an estimate based on government budget announcements.
Historical Military Spending
Military Spending (% of GDP)
Military Spending (USD Billions, 2024 prices)
Historical Data
| Year | Percent of GDP | USD (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 2027(estimate) | 3.92% | $895M |
| 2026(estimate) | 3.92% | $869M |
| 2025 | 3.30% | $844M |
| 2024 | 4.39% | $1,024M |
| 2023 | 4.08% | $862M |
| 2022 | 2.98% | $607M |
| 2021 | 2.33% | $503M |
| 2020 | 2.11% | $451M |
| 2019 | 2.21% | $438M |
| 2018 | 1.93% | $344M |
| 2017 | 1.36% | $230M |
| 2016 | 1.17% | $185M |
| 2015 | 1.25% | $184M |
| 2014 | 1.27% | $185M |
| 2013 | 1.24% | $173M |
| 2012 | 1.18% | $160M |
| 2011 | 1.15% | $144M |
| 2010 | 1.22% | $139M |
| 2009 | 1.35% | $135M |
| 2008 | 1.24% | $121M |
| 2007 | 1.42% | $132M |
| 2006 | 1.11% | $97M |
| 2005 | 1.20% | $101M |
| 2004 | 1.21% | $96M |
| 2003 | 1.07% | $81M |
| 2002 | 1.18% | $83M |
| 2001 | 1.16% | $78M |
| 2000 | 1.24% | $79M |
| 1999 | 1.23% | $77M |
| 1998 | 1.28% | $69M |
| 1997 | 1.42% | $70M |
| 1996 | 1.29% | $61M |
| 1995 | 1.38% | $63M |
| 1994 | 1.42% | $61M |
| 1993 | 1.86% | $78M |
| 1992 | 2.05% | $87M |
| 1991 | 2.17% | $88M |
| 1990 | 2.70% | $106M |
| 1989 | 2.74% | $98M |
| 1988 | 2.31% | $78M |
| 1987 | 2.25% | $72M |
| 1986 | 2.62% | $82M |
| 1985 | 1.84% | $55M |
| 1984 | 3.02% | $57M |
| 1983 | 2.93% | $56M |
| 1982 | 3.00% | $59M |
| 1981 | 2.84% | $56M |
| 1980 | 2.75% | $49M |
| 1979 | 2.70% | $50M |
| 1978 | 3.28% | $62M |
| 1977 | 3.04% | $52M |
| 1976 | 3.12% | $56M |
| 1975 | 2.81% | $42M |
| 1974 | 1.15% | $20M |
| 1973 | 1.24% | $19M |
| 1972 | 1.14% | $19M |
| 1971 | 1.18% | $18M |
| 1970 | 1.17% | $17M |
| 1969 | 1.25% | $16M |
| 1968 | 1.18% | $16M |
| 1967 | 1.33% | $15M |
| 1966 | 1.65% | $15M |
| 1965 | 1.52% | $14M |
| 1964 | 2.61% | $21M |
| 1963 | 2.38% | $21M |
| 1962 | 2.35% | $21M |
| 1961 | 0.83% | $7M |
| 1960 | 0.68% | $7M |