Burkina Faso vs Rwanda: GDP (current US$), per capita
Burkina Faso
1,148 current US$ per person
in 2025
Rwanda
1,124 current US$ per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
191st
Rwanda rank
193rd
GDP (current US$), per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1,148 current US$ per person against 1,124 current US$ per person in Rwanda, a difference of 24 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 191st and Rwanda ranks 193rd of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.96 current US$ per person | 41.38 current US$ per person | 38.58 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 147.14 current US$ per person | 110.87 current US$ per person | 36.26 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 248.11 current US$ per person | 281.33 current US$ per person | 33.22 current US$ per person | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 277.03 current US$ per person | 240.55 current US$ per person | 36.48 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 419.26 current US$ per person | 341.79 current US$ per person | 77.47 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 715.14 current US$ per person | 713.26 current US$ per person | 1.88 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 925.23 current US$ per person | 982.84 current US$ per person | 57.61 current US$ per person | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Burkina Faso or Rwanda?
- Burkina Faso, at 1,148 current US$ per person against 1,124 current US$ per person in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
- 24 current US$ per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 191st and Rwanda ranks 193rd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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.