Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita was 0.001 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.001 million USD per person for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.001 million USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million USD per person, in 1970.
That places Burkina Faso 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +25.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +13.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +16.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +18.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +25.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +30.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -13.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +27.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +15.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -42.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +22.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +26.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.001 million USD per person | +11.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.001 million USD per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0009 million USD per person, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.001 million USD per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 million USD per person, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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$) 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.001 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 million USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.