Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.5987 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.5987 million SLC per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.5987 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0249 million SLC per person, in 1971.
Burkina Faso ranks 56th 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0249 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0249 million SLC per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0286 million SLC per person | +14.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0288 million SLC per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0336 million SLC per person | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0349 million SLC per person | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0365 million SLC per person | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0443 million SLC per person | +21.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0511 million SLC per person | +15.5% |
| 1979 | 0.063 million SLC per person | +23.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0661 million SLC per person | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0767 million SLC per person | +16.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0827 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0852 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0849 million SLC per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0991 million SLC per person | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0974 million SLC per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0957 million SLC per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1019 million SLC per person | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1063 million SLC per person | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1048 million SLC per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.107 million SLC per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1048 million SLC per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1043 million SLC per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1181 million SLC per person | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1299 million SLC per person | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1411 million SLC per person | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1485 million SLC per person | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1673 million SLC per person | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1802 million SLC per person | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1768 million SLC per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.19 million SLC per person | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1982 million SLC per person | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2101 million SLC per person | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2129 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2326 million SLC per person | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.238 million SLC per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2463 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2763 million SLC per person | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2829 million SLC per person | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3092 million SLC per person | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3417 million SLC per person | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3735 million SLC per person | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3752 million SLC per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3777 million SLC per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3725 million SLC per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3933 million SLC per person | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4117 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4318 million SLC per person | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4481 million SLC per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.475 million SLC per person | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4966 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5215 million SLC per person | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5354 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5987 million SLC per person | +11.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.5987 million SLC per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5527 million SLC per person, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.5987 million SLC per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5688 million SLC per person, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0371 million SLC per person | 0.0249 million SLC per person | 0.063 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0896 million SLC per person | 0.0661 million SLC per person | 0.1063 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1306 million SLC per person | 0.1043 million SLC per person | 0.1802 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2264 million SLC per person | 0.1768 million SLC per person | 0.2829 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3835 million SLC per person | 0.3092 million SLC per person | 0.4481 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5254 million SLC per person | 0.475 million SLC per person | 0.5987 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 53 Dominican Republic 0.6531 million SLC per person compare
- 54 Djibouti 0.6345 million SLC per person compare
- 55 Sweden 0.6094 million SLC per person compare
- 57 Chad 0.5689 million SLC per person compare
- 58 Mauritius 0.5688 million SLC per person compare
- 59 Mali 0.5527 million SLC 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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.5987 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5987 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0249 million SLC per person in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 56th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.