Burkina Faso vs Somalia: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Burkina Faso
1,090 current US$ per person
in 2025
Somalia
1,121 current US$ per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
170th
Somalia rank
169th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1,121 current US$ per person against 1,090 current US$ per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 31 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 170th and Somalia ranks 169th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.85 current US$ per person | 79.24 current US$ per person | 2.61 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 163.27 current US$ per person | 144.6 current US$ per person | 18.67 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 287.02 current US$ per person | 172.93 current US$ per person | 114.09 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 384.27 current US$ per person | 165.67 current US$ per person | 218.6 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 768.86 current US$ per person | 656.58 current US$ per person | 112.27 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 927.27 current US$ per person | 932.36 current US$ per person | 5.09 current US$ per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Burkina Faso or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1,121 current US$ per person against 1,090 current US$ per person in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Burkina Faso and Somalia?
- 31 current US$ per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Somalia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Somalia rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 170th and Somalia ranks 169th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 national expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.