Burkina Faso vs Mali: GDP growth
GDP growth over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 5.6% against 5.3% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Mali ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 46th and Mali ranks 43rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 0.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 5.2% | 1.9% | Mali |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 1.0% | 2.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 3.5% | 1.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 0.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.5% | 1.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 0.4% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp growth, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Mali, at 5.6% against 5.3% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp growth between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 0.3%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for gdp growth?
- Burkina Faso ranks 46th and Mali ranks 43rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.