Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0626 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0626 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
166th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0626 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0053 million USD per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso is 0.0626 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0626 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre, in 1971.
Burkina Faso ranks 166th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0061 million USD per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.007 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.008 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0084 million USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0086 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0086 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0097 million USD per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0105 million USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0105 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0111 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0113 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0112 million USD per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0123 million USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0123 million USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0127 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0129 million USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0136 million USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0151 million USD per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0161 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0172 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0183 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0187 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0199 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0208 million USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0224 million USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0234 million USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0254 million USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.027 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0281 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0298 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0306 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0332 million USD per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0354 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0377 million USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0399 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0416 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0432 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0458 million USD per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0487 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0519 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0549 million USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.056 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0599 million USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0608 million USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0626 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0626 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0362 million USD per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0626 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.088 million USD per square kilometre, 71% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre | 0.008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0113 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0142 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0112 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0183 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0246 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0187 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0306 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0432 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0332 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0549 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0599 million USD per square kilometre | 0.056 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0626 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 163 Bhutan 0.0719 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 164 Vanuatu 0.0697 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 165 Gabon 0.0631 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 167 Zimbabwe 0.0598 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 168 Guinea 0.0597 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 169 Papua New Guinea 0.0566 million USD 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)
- 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 square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.0626 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0626 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 166th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.