Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: GDP per capita

Burkina Faso
2,361 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Lesotho
2,316 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
171st
Lesotho rank
172nd

GDP per capita over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 2,361 international-$ in 2021 prices against 2,316 international-$ in 2021 prices in Lesotho, a difference of 45 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 171st and Lesotho ranks 172nd of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 1,103 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,405 international-$ in 2021 prices 302.35 international-$ in 2021 prices Lesotho
1970s 1,226 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,072 international-$ in 2021 prices 846.13 international-$ in 2021 prices Lesotho
1980s 1,264 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,156 international-$ in 2021 prices 891.5 international-$ in 2021 prices Lesotho
1990s 1,293 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,658 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,366 international-$ in 2021 prices Lesotho
2000s 1,661 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,063 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,402 international-$ in 2021 prices Lesotho
2010s 1,994 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,165 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,171 international-$ in 2021 prices Lesotho
2020s 2,334 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,324 international-$ in 2021 prices 10.18 international-$ in 2021 prices Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
Burkina Faso, at 2,361 international-$ in 2021 prices against 2,316 international-$ in 2021 prices in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
45 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for gdp per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 171st and Lesotho ranks 172nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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