Gdp per capita maddison project database in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Gdp per capita maddison project database was 1,705 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1,705
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
149th
of 166 countries
All-time high
1,707
in 2021
All-time low
756
in 1950
Years of data
73
1950–2022

Gdp per capita maddison project database in Burkina Faso, 1950–2022

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, gdp per capita maddison project database in Burkina Faso stood at 1,705.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdp per capita maddison project database in Burkina Faso peaked at 1,707 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 756, in 1950.

That places Burkina Faso 149th out of 166 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 851.2 756 953 10
1960s 1,085 971 1,199 10
1970s 1,152 1,039 1,253 10
1980s 1,253 1,129 1,403 10
1990s 1,264 1,189 1,331 10
2000s 1,290 1,256 1,323 10
2010s 1,469 1,326 1,651 10
2020s 1,684 1,639 1,707 3

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 146 Yemen 1,959 compare
  2. 147 Comoros 1,900 compare
  3. 148 Guinea 1,809 compare
  4. 150 Zimbabwe 1,704 compare
  5. 151 Sierra Leone 1,690 compare
  6. 152 Mali 1,652 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdp per capita maddison project database in Burkina Faso?
Gdp per capita maddison project database in Burkina Faso was 1,705 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest gdp per capita maddison project database recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 1,707 in 2021.
What is the lowest gdp per capita maddison project database recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 756 in 1950.
How does Burkina Faso rank for gdp per capita maddison project database?
Burkina Faso ranks 149th out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
Is gdp per capita maddison project database rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gdp per capita maddison project database. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gdp per capita maddison project database
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 21,075 data points, 1000–2022
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