Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0342 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Burkina Faso, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0342 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 110.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0342 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 60th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0252 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0256 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0326 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0342 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0342 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0104 units per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0342 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.005 units per square kilometre | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | 0.0342 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 57 Malta 0.0415 units per square kilometre compare
- 58 Gabon 0.0384 units per square kilometre compare
- 59 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0344 units per square kilometre compare
- 61 Thailand 0.0329 units per square kilometre compare
- 62 Aruba 0.0327 units per square kilometre compare
- 63 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0306 units per square kilometre 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)
- 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), current prices, domestic currency, per in Burkina Faso?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Burkina Faso was 0.0342 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0342 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Burkina Faso ranks 60th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.8%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.