GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 628,559 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 628,559 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 76.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 628,559 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 91,241 current LCU per person, in 1993.
That places Burkina Faso 62nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 91,969 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 93,864 current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 91,940 current LCU per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 91,241 current LCU per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 103,158 current LCU per person | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 113,869 current LCU per person | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 124,503 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 130,540 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 147,065 current LCU per person | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 180,442 current LCU per person | +22.7% |
| 2000 | 176,554 current LCU per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 189,327 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 196,286 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 207,718 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 211,173 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 230,184 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 237,297 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 245,620 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 275,195 current LCU per person | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 279,396 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 299,986 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 327,875 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 364,016 current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 365,098 current LCU per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 361,255 current LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 355,565 current LCU per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 375,816 current LCU per person | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 396,281 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 418,194 current LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 428,392 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 458,403 current LCU per person | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 467,525 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 482,602 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 501,707 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 560,750 current LCU per person | +11.8% |
| 2025 | 628,559 current LCU per person | +12.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 628,559 current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 598,270 current LCU per person, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 628,559 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 642,602 current LCU per person, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 116,859 current LCU per person | 91,241 current LCU per person | 180,442 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 224,875 current LCU per person | 176,554 current LCU per person | 279,396 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 369,248 current LCU per person | 299,986 current LCU per person | 428,392 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 516,591 current LCU per person | 458,403 current LCU per person | 628,559 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 59 Mauritius 656,646 current LCU per person compare
- 60 Sweden 650,457 current LCU per person compare
- 61 Dominican Republic 643,863 current LCU per person compare
- 63 Macao 571,780 current LCU per person compare
- 64 Venezuela 568,964 current LCU per person compare
- 65 Chad 567,981 current LCU per person 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 57.04 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -202.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -284.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Burkina Faso was 628,559 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 628,559 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,241 current LCU per person in 1993.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 62nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GNI: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GNI: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.