GNI growth in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: GNI growth was 14.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GNI growth in Burkina Faso, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 14.8% for gni growth in 2025. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is up 34.9% on the previous year and up 225.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni growth in Burkina Faso peaked at 14.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, -5.0%, in 1994.
That places Burkina Faso 5th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GNI growth in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1.3% | — |
| 1967 | 9.4% | +609.0% |
| 1968 | 4.1% | -56.3% |
| 1969 | 2.0% | -50.3% |
| 1970 | -3.9% | -289.7% |
| 1971 | 2.4% | -163.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -81.2% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | +141.3% |
| 1974 | 6.7% | +502.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | -86.8% |
| 1976 | 8.2% | +832.7% |
| 1977 | 3.4% | -58.6% |
| 1978 | 2.9% | -13.2% |
| 1979 | -0.2% | -105.6% |
| 1980 | 4.9% | -3059.0% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | -17.3% |
| 1982 | 6.8% | +68.7% |
| 1983 | -0.4% | -106.6% |
| 1984 | -0.9% | +109.2% |
| 1985 | 13.0% | -1501.7% |
| 1986 | 8.5% | -34.5% |
| 1987 | -0.7% | -108.0% |
| 1988 | 6.2% | -1002.9% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -82.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -85.0% |
| 1991 | 7.8% | +4612.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -98.3% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | +1843.4% |
| 1994 | -5.0% | -292.4% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | -230.4% |
| 1996 | 11.1% | +69.3% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | -46.6% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | +36.8% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -70.0% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -56.7% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +597.4% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -38.8% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +72.5% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -38.8% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +65.0% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -37.1% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +44.9% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -57.1% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +283.7% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -71.6% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +88.6% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +79.2% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -32.6% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -39.5% |
| 2022 | -2.9% | -190.5% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -246.8% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | +159.3% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | +34.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.2% | 1.3% | 9.4% | 4 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | -3.9% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | -0.9% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | -5.0% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 1.1% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 2.4% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | -2.9% | 14.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 2 Norway 26.3% compare
- 3 Guinea 16.5% compare
- 4 Russian Federation 14.9% compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13.6% compare
- 7 Armenia 12.5% compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 12.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Burkina Faso
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0662 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 75.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 38.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 44,193 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0666 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 76.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 45,157 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 35.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni growth in Burkina Faso?
- Gni growth in Burkina Faso was 14.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gni growth recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest gni growth recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.0% in 1994.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gni growth?
- Burkina Faso ranks 5th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni growth rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 225.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GNI growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.