Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0008 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.0008 million USD per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0008 million USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 million USD per person, in 1971.
That places Burkina Faso 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +20.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +2.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0008 million USD per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0007 million USD per person, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0008 million USD per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0013 million USD per person, 58% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 177 Ethiopia 0.0009 million USD per person compare
- 178 Syria 0.0008 million USD per person compare
- 179 Chad 0.0008 million USD per person compare
- 181 Gambia 0.0008 million USD per person compare
- 182 Eritrea 0.0007 million USD per person compare
- 183 Guinea-Bissau 0.0007 million USD 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$) 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0008 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 million USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 million USD per person in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
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- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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.