Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015) … capita 2015 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015) … capita 2015 was 701.24 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per in Burkina Faso, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 701.24 constant 2015 US$ per person for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Burkina Faso peaked at 701.24 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 266.39 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1973.
Burkina Faso ranks 183rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015) … capita 2015 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 269.73 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 269.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 272.86 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 266.39 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 283.5 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 285.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 298.7 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 290.31 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 299.27 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 308.71 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 298.29 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 303.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 324.56 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 321.39 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 308.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 323.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 340.78 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 330.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 340.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 339.02 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 328.81 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 347.32 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 340.25 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 345.28 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 326.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 336.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 361.8 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 373.51 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 390.8 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 402.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 398.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 413.57 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 418.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 437.81 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 439.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 464.22 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 479.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 483.77 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 493.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 490.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 514.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 528.81 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 540.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 553.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 570.87 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 573.83 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 588.67 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 598.25 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 623.84 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 647.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 644.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 671.91 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 665.4 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 668.77 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 680.9 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 701.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 701.24 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 701.24 constant 2015 US$ per person, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 701.24 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,264 constant 2015 US$ per person, 55% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 284.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | 266.39 constant 2015 US$ per person | 308.71 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 323.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | 298.29 constant 2015 US$ per person | 340.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 355.27 constant 2015 US$ per person | 326.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | 402.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 451.99 constant 2015 US$ per person | 398.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | 493.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 573.97 constant 2015 US$ per person | 514.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | 647.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 672.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | 644.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | 701.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 180 Guinea-Bissau 770.45 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 181 Gambia 717.55 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 182 Syria 712.27 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 184 Liberia 660.38 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 185 Sudan 582.12 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 186 Niger 581.59 constant 2015 US$ 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0096 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 11.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 8.04 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Burkina Faso?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Burkina Faso was 701.24 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 701.24 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 266.39 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1973.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per?
- Burkina Faso ranks 183rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.