Burkina Faso vs Mali: GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
2,361 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Mali
2,574 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
171st
Mali rank
168th
GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 2,574 international-$ in 2021 prices against 2,361 international-$ in 2021 prices in Burkina Faso, a difference of 213 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 171st and Mali ranks 168th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,103 international-$ in 2021 prices | 690.58 international-$ in 2021 prices | 412.43 international-$ in 2021 prices | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 1,226 international-$ in 2021 prices | 675.17 international-$ in 2021 prices | 551.06 international-$ in 2021 prices | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 1,264 international-$ in 2021 prices | 862.25 international-$ in 2021 prices | 402.1 international-$ in 2021 prices | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1,293 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,017 international-$ in 2021 prices | 275.32 international-$ in 2021 prices | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 1,661 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,632 international-$ in 2021 prices | 29.04 international-$ in 2021 prices | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 1,994 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,214 international-$ in 2021 prices | 219.68 international-$ in 2021 prices | Mali |
| 2020s | 2,334 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,393 international-$ in 2021 prices | 58.69 international-$ in 2021 prices | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Mali, at 2,574 international-$ in 2021 prices against 2,361 international-$ in 2021 prices in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 213 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 171st and Mali ranks 168th 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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About this data
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.