How does Burkina Faso rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of?

Burkina Faso ranks 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.

Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of rising or falling in Burkina Faso?

Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of in Burkina Faso

Name: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of in Burkina Faso
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Burkina Faso: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of was 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

25th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.0007 million SLC per US$ of GDP

in 2001

All-time low

0.0002 million SLC per US$ of GDP

in 1975

Years of data

1970–2024

Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of in Burkina Faso, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of in Burkina Faso is 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0007 million SLC per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 million SLC per US$ of GDP, in 1975.

Burkina Faso ranks 25th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1970 to 2024.
Year	million SLC per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1972	0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1973	0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
1974	0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
1975	0.0002 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-15.4%
1976	0.0002 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1977	0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
1978	0.0002 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1979	0.0002 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1980	0.0002 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1981	0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+29.4%
1982	0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
1983	0.0004 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+16.2%
1984	0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+12.4%
1985	0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+13.0%
1986	0.0004 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-22.9%
1987	0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
1988	0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1989	0.0004 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
1990	0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-14.7%
1991	0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1992	0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1993	0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
1994	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+96.1%
1995	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1996	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1997	0.0007 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+14.1%
1998	0.0007 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1999	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2000	0.0007 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+15.4%
2001	0.0007 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2002	0.0007 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2003	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
2004	0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
2005	0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2006	0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2007	0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
2008	0.0004 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2009	0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2010	0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2011	0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2012	0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
2013	0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2014	0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2015	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+19.7%
2016	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2017	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2018	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2019	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
2020	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2021	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2022	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
2023	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2024	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP	-0.6%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

Burkina Faso's 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Burkina Faso's 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of 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	+96.1%	0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP	0.0002 million SLC per US$ of GDP	0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0004 million SLC per US$ of GDP	0.0002 million SLC per US$ of GDP	0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP	0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP	0.0007 million SLC per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP	0.0004 million SLC per US$ of GDP	0.0007 million SLC per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP	0.0005 million SLC per US$ of GDP	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP	0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

22 Chile 0.0009 million SLC per US$ of GDP compare
23 Argentina 0.0009 million SLC per US$ of GDP compare
24 Angola 0.0008 million SLC per US$ of GDP compare
26 Central African Republic 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP compare
27 Benin 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP compare
28 Gabon 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of in Burkina Faso?: Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of in Burkina Faso was 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 0.0007 million SLC per US$ of GDP in 2001.
What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 million SLC per US$ of GDP in 1975.
How does Burkina Faso rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of?: Burkina Faso ranks 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of rising or falling in Burkina Faso?: Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of GDP
Unit: million SLC per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 191 places, 9,350 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 19 September 2026

Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.