Human development index vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.459 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso, 2005–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human development index vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.459, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.459 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.333, in 2005.
That places Burkina Faso 186th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.333 | — |
| 2006 | 0.34 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.344 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.357 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.366 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.377 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.389 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.398 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.405 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.409 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.419 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.427 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.438 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.449 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.453 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.453 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.454 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.457 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.459 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.348 | 0.333 | 0.366 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4164 | 0.377 | 0.453 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4557 | 0.453 | 0.459 | 4 |
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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)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 43.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.222 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 254.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 38.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 129.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 148,247 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 17.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8525 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.459 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.459 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.333 in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 186th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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