Burkina Faso vs Lower middle income: GNI growth
GNI growth over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 14.8% against 6.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 8.3%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 2.3 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 3rd of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Lower middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 5.4% | 3.2% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 5.1% | 1.1% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 5.6% | 0.4% | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.3% | 1.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 4.6% | 1.3% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni growth, Burkina Faso or Lower middle income?
- Burkina Faso, at 14.8% against 6.5% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni growth between Burkina Faso and Lower middle income?
- 8.3%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lower middle income?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lower middle income rank globally for gni growth?
- Burkina Faso ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 3rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GNI 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 national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.