Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0743 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0743 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
165th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0743 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0019 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso is 0.0743 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 8.0% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0743 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Burkina Faso 165th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0055 million USD per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0073 million USD per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0074 million USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0068 million USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0062 million USD per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0055 million USD per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0064 million USD per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0098 million USD per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0109 million USD per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0109 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0129 million USD per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1991 | 0.013 million USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0139 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0133 million USD per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre | -40.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0099 million USD per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0107 million USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0102 million USD per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0116 million USD per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0124 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0108 million USD per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0132 million USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0173 million USD per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0199 million USD per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0225 million USD per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0239 million USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0279 million USD per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0345 million USD per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0345 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.037 million USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0442 million USD per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0459 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0491 million USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.051 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0432 million USD per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0469 million USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0516 million USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0581 million USD per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0586 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0648 million USD per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 0.072 million USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0688 million USD per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0743 million USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0743 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0273 million USD per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0743 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0888 million USD per square kilometre, 84% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0073 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0055 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0109 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0116 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0139 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0216 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0108 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0345 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0486 million USD per square kilometre | 0.037 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0586 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.07 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0648 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0743 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 162 Guyana 0.079 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 163 Zimbabwe 0.0785 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 164 Gabon 0.0778 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 166 Kyrgyzstan 0.0729 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 167 Angola 0.0726 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 168 Lesotho 0.0698 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$) 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.0743 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0743 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 165th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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$ 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.