Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.5133 million SLC per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2023, gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.5133 million SLC per person. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.5133 million SLC per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0249 million SLC per person, in 1971.
That places Burkina Faso 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.025 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0249 million SLC per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0286 million SLC per person | +14.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0288 million SLC per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0336 million SLC per person | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0351 million SLC per person | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0366 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0442 million SLC per person | +20.8% |
| 1978 | 0.051 million SLC per person | +15.2% |
| 1979 | 0.063 million SLC per person | +23.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0664 million SLC per person | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0766 million SLC per person | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0825 million SLC per person | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0848 million SLC per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0845 million SLC per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0959 million SLC per person | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0971 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0953 million SLC per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1014 million SLC per person | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1065 million SLC per person | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1051 million SLC per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1073 million SLC per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1051 million SLC per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1042 million SLC per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1172 million SLC per person | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1294 million SLC per person | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1415 million SLC per person | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1483 million SLC per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1671 million SLC per person | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1791 million SLC per person | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1754 million SLC per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1884 million SLC per person | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1969 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2083 million SLC per person | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2116 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2308 million SLC per person | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2379 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2463 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2762 million SLC per person | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2804 million SLC per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3011 million SLC per person | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3291 million SLC per person | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3661 million SLC per person | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3674 million SLC per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3626 million SLC per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3556 million SLC per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3758 million SLC per person | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3963 million SLC per person | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4182 million SLC per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4294 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4542 million SLC per person | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4675 million SLC per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4996 million SLC per person | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5133 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.5133 million SLC per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5133 million SLC per person, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.5133 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5259 million SLC per person, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0371 million SLC per person | 0.0249 million SLC per person | 0.063 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0891 million SLC per person | 0.0664 million SLC per person | 0.1065 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1304 million SLC per person | 0.1042 million SLC per person | 0.1791 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2252 million SLC per person | 0.1754 million SLC per person | 0.2804 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3702 million SLC per person | 0.3011 million SLC per person | 0.4294 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4837 million SLC per person | 0.4542 million SLC per person | 0.5133 million SLC per person | 4 |
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 national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.5133 million SLC per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5133 million SLC per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0249 million SLC per person in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
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Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.