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
Latest (2025)
0.455
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
129th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.852
in 2017
All-time low
0.406
in 1947
Years of data
79
1947–2025
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% |
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 |
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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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 45,157 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 35.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.3006 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 345 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 29.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 174.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 200,763 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.68 % change on previous year (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.