Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita
Burkina Faso
1,050 current US$ per person
in 2025
Lesotho
950.1 current US$ per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
186th
Lesotho rank
189th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lesotho
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1,050 current US$ per person against 950.1 current US$ per person in Lesotho, a difference of 99.9 current US$ per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 186th and Lesotho ranks 189th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.17 current US$ per person | 55.9 current US$ per person | 21.27 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 140.3 current US$ per person | 108.97 current US$ per person | 31.34 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 239.22 current US$ per person | 224.39 current US$ per person | 14.84 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 260.87 current US$ per person | 414.59 current US$ per person | 153.72 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 389.14 current US$ per person | 642.45 current US$ per person | 253.31 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 649.08 current US$ per person | 1,010 current US$ per person | 361.41 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 850.83 current US$ per person | 876.46 current US$ per person | 25.63 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
- Burkina Faso, at 1,050 current US$ per person against 950.1 current US$ per person in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 99.9 current US$ per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 186th and Lesotho ranks 189th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.