Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Burkina Faso
532.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Senegal
521.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
39th
Senegal rank
41st
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Burkina Faso
- Senegal
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 532.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 521.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Senegal, a difference of 11.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 39th and Senegal ranks 41st of 205 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 322.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 304.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 18.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 416.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 408.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 7.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 529.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 510 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 19.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 487.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 484.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 544.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 532.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 11.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Burkina Faso or Senegal?
- Burkina Faso, at 532.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 521.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 11.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 39th and Senegal ranks 41st of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.