Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 0.4516 million SLC per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Burkina Faso, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Burkina Faso is 0.4516 million SLC per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.4516 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1496 million SLC per person, in 1971.
That places Burkina Faso 50th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1528 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1496 million SLC per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.18 million SLC per person | +20.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1676 million SLC per person | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1736 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1742 million SLC per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1688 million SLC per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1765 million SLC per person | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1923 million SLC per person | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1886 million SLC per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1867 million SLC per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1896 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1886 million SLC per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1811 million SLC per person | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1788 million SLC per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1965 million SLC per person | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2062 million SLC per person | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2001 million SLC per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2061 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.205 million SLC per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1985 million SLC per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2111 million SLC per person | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2064 million SLC per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2083 million SLC per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2058 million SLC per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2121 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2295 million SLC per person | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2378 million SLC per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2482 million SLC per person | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2561 million SLC per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2532 million SLC per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2619 million SLC per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2649 million SLC per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2768 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2803 million SLC per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2951 million SLC per person | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3039 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.307 million SLC per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3154 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3154 million SLC per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3322 million SLC per person | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3439 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3552 million SLC per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3646 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3693 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3725 million SLC per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3834 million SLC per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3957 million SLC per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4106 million SLC per person | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4239 million SLC per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.422 million SLC per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4407 million SLC per person | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4371 million SLC per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.44 million SLC per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4516 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.4516 million SLC per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2311 million SLC per person, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.4516 million SLC per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3487 million SLC per person, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1724 million SLC per person | 0.1496 million SLC per person | 0.1923 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1939 million SLC per person | 0.1788 million SLC per person | 0.2062 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2214 million SLC per person | 0.1985 million SLC per person | 0.2561 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2874 million SLC per person | 0.2532 million SLC per person | 0.3154 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3751 million SLC per person | 0.3322 million SLC per person | 0.4239 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4383 million SLC per person | 0.422 million SLC per person | 0.4516 million SLC per person | 5 |
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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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Burkina Faso?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Burkina Faso was 0.4516 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4516 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1496 million SLC per person in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Burkina Faso ranks 50th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.