Burkina Faso vs Niger: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita
Burkina Faso
115,011 current LCU per person
in 2025
Niger
99,160 current LCU per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
59th
Niger rank
62nd
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Niger
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 115,011 current LCU per person against 99,160 current LCU per person in Niger, a difference of 15,851 current LCU per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 59th and Niger ranks 62nd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,719 current LCU per person | 3,195 current LCU per person | 1,476 current LCU per person | Niger |
| 1970s | 6,582 current LCU per person | 8,374 current LCU per person | 1,792 current LCU per person | Niger |
| 1980s | 14,735 current LCU per person | 14,073 current LCU per person | 661.83 current LCU per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 26,223 current LCU per person | 14,257 current LCU per person | 11,966 current LCU per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 38,171 current LCU per person | 32,170 current LCU per person | 6,001 current LCU per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 82,472 current LCU per person | 88,562 current LCU per person | 6,090 current LCU per person | Niger |
| 2020s | 100,650 current LCU per person | 110,965 current LCU per person | 10,316 current LCU per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita, Burkina Faso or Niger?
- Burkina Faso, at 115,011 current LCU per person against 99,160 current LCU per person in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita between Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 15,851 current LCU per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 59th and Niger ranks 62nd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross capital formation (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.