Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: GDP (current US$), per capita
Burkina Faso
1,148 current US$ per person
in 2025
Lesotho
1,089 current US$ per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
191st
Lesotho rank
194th
GDP (current US$), per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lesotho
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1,148 current US$ per person against 1,089 current US$ per person in Lesotho, a difference of 59 current US$ per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 191st and Lesotho ranks 194th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.96 current US$ per person | 59.39 current US$ per person | 20.58 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 147.14 current US$ per person | 125.36 current US$ per person | 21.78 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 248.11 current US$ per person | 244.62 current US$ per person | 3.49 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 277.03 current US$ per person | 446.58 current US$ per person | 169.56 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 419.26 current US$ per person | 701.97 current US$ per person | 282.71 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 715.14 current US$ per person | 1,138 current US$ per person | 422.71 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 925.23 current US$ per person | 1,008 current US$ per person | 82.9 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
- Burkina Faso, at 1,148 current US$ per person against 1,089 current US$ per person in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 59 current US$ per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 191st and Lesotho ranks 194th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.