Burkina Faso vs Sudan: GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
2,361 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Sudan
2,550 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
171st
Sudan rank
169th
GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 2,550 international-$ in 2021 prices against 2,361 international-$ in 2021 prices in Burkina Faso, a difference of 189 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 171st and Sudan ranks 169th of 184 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,226 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,975 international-$ in 2021 prices | 749.14 international-$ in 2021 prices | Sudan |
| 1980s | 1,264 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,083 international-$ in 2021 prices | 818.27 international-$ in 2021 prices | Sudan |
| 1990s | 1,293 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,249 international-$ in 2021 prices | 955.9 international-$ in 2021 prices | Sudan |
| 2000s | 1,661 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,279 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,618 international-$ in 2021 prices | Sudan |
| 2010s | 1,973 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,757 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5,785 international-$ in 2021 prices | Sudan |
| 2020s | 2,334 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,381 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,047 international-$ in 2021 prices | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Burkina Faso or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 2,550 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 Sudan?
- 189 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sudan?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sudan rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 171st and Sudan ranks 169th 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.