Burkina Faso vs Uganda: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Burkina Faso
1,090 current US$ per person
in 2025
Uganda
1,201 current US$ per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
170th
Uganda rank
167th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1,201 current US$ per person against 1,090 current US$ per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 111 current US$ per person.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 170th and Uganda ranks 167th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.85 current US$ per person | 80.7 current US$ per person | 1.15 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 283.45 current US$ per person | 287.9 current US$ per person | 4.45 current US$ per person | Uganda |
| 1990s | 315.23 current US$ per person | 257.81 current US$ per person | 57.42 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 476.99 current US$ per person | 405.14 current US$ per person | 71.85 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 758.81 current US$ per person | 882.39 current US$ per person | 123.58 current US$ per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 927.27 current US$ per person | 1,023 current US$ per person | 96.08 current US$ per person | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Burkina Faso or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1,201 current US$ 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$), per capita between Burkina Faso and Uganda?
- 111 current US$ per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Uganda?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Uganda rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 170th and Uganda ranks 167th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.