Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … unit in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … unit was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Burkina Faso, 1960–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Burkina Faso stood at 0 units per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Burkina Faso peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Burkina Faso ranks 39th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … unit in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 1962 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 1974 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 1976 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 1979 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 1980 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 1987 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +71.0% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … unit in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +71.0% | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0096 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 11.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 8.04 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Burkina Faso?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Burkina Faso was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1960.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Burkina Faso ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.