Burkina Faso vs Rwanda: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita
Burkina Faso
1,050 current US$ per person
in 2025
Rwanda
1,064 current US$ per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
186th
Rwanda rank
184th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1,064 current US$ per person against 1,050 current US$ per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 14 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 186th and Rwanda ranks 184th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.61 current US$ per person | 43.53 current US$ per person | 38.08 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 140.3 current US$ per person | 110.87 current US$ per person | 29.43 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 239.22 current US$ per person | 281.33 current US$ per person | 42.11 current US$ per person | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 260.87 current US$ per person | 238.37 current US$ per person | 22.5 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 389.14 current US$ per person | 310.81 current US$ per person | 78.33 current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 649.08 current US$ per person | 651.11 current US$ per person | 2.03 current US$ per person | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 850.83 current US$ per person | 927.49 current US$ per person | 76.66 current US$ per person | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita, Burkina Faso or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 1,064 current US$ per person against 1,050 current US$ per person in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
- 14 current US$ per person, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 186th and Rwanda ranks 184th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), 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.