Burkina Faso vs Mali: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Burkina Faso
2,361 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Mali
2,574 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
168th
Mali rank
165th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k196019912023

How they compare

Mali currently reports 2,574 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 2,361 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 213 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

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 168th and Mali ranks 165th of 181 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 1,145 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 666.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 478.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Burkina Faso
1970s 1,226 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 675.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 551.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Burkina Faso
1980s 1,264 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 862.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 402.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Burkina Faso
1990s 1,293 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,017 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 275.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Burkina Faso
2000s 1,661 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,632 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 29.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Burkina Faso
2010s 1,994 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,214 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 219.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Mali
2020s 2,334 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,393 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 58.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Burkina Faso or Mali?
Mali, at 2,574 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 2,361 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Burkina Faso and Mali?
213 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, 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 gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 168th and Mali ranks 165th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.