Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.455 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, 1947–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.455 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.852 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.406, in 1947.
Burkina Faso ranks 129th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 79 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 0.406 | — |
| 1948 | 0.409 | +0.7% |
| 1949 | 0.409 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.429 | +4.9% |
| 1951 | 0.429 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.429 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.429 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.429 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.44 | +2.6% |
| 1956 | 0.44 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.444 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 0.45 | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.449 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.545 | +21.4% |
| 1961 | 0.541 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.541 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.541 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.541 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.541 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.541 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.537 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.537 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.537 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.546 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.538 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.538 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.538 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.538 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.538 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.538 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.533 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.552 | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.503 | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 0.445 | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 0.448 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.461 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.445 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.449 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.449 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.454 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.471 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.472 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.521 | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.59 | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.608 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.605 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.614 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.676 | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 0.751 | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.753 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.77 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.766 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.763 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.794 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.814 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.838 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.829 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.852 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.828 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.824 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.816 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.826 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.775 | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.678 | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5 | -26.3% |
| 2025 | 0.455 | -9.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.455 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.42, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.455 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -26.3% | 0.678 | 0.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.408 | 0.406 | 0.409 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.4368 | 0.429 | 0.45 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5402 | 0.537 | 0.545 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5411 | 0.533 | 0.552 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4596 | 0.445 | 0.503 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.591 | 0.472 | 0.676 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7512 | 0.751 | 0.753 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8078 | 0.763 | 0.852 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.675 | 0.455 | 0.826 | 6 |
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)
- 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 human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.455 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.852 in 2017.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.406 in 1947.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 129th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.