Industry (including construction), value added … capita current LCU in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Industry (including construction), value added … capita current LCU was 200,763 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added (current lcu), per in Burkina Faso stood at 200,763 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.1% on the previous year and up 121.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (current lcu), per in Burkina Faso peaked at 200,763 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,376 current LCU per person, in 1960.
Burkina Faso ranks 50th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industry (including construction), value added … capita current LCU in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,376 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 3,525 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 3,661 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 3,987 current LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 1964 | 3,981 current LCU per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 3,760 current LCU per person | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 3,871 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 4,598 current LCU per person | +18.8% |
| 1968 | 4,779 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 5,062 current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 5,025 current LCU per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 5,642 current LCU per person | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 5,854 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 6,665 current LCU per person | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 6,895 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 8,500 current LCU per person | +23.3% |
| 1976 | 9,833 current LCU per person | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 9,209 current LCU per person | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 10,837 current LCU per person | +17.7% |
| 1979 | 11,361 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 11,619 current LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 12,682 current LCU per person | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 14,801 current LCU per person | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 16,440 current LCU per person | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 16,387 current LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 16,765 current LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 17,764 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 18,989 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 19,295 current LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 20,695 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 18,778 current LCU per person | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 18,127 current LCU per person | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 18,694 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 18,220 current LCU per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 21,216 current LCU per person | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 22,807 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 22,962 current LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 25,717 current LCU per person | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 26,286 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 40,489 current LCU per person | +54.0% |
| 2000 | 38,663 current LCU per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 39,224 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 40,888 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 47,544 current LCU per person | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 48,252 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 46,907 current LCU per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 48,793 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 55,547 current LCU per person | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 56,768 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 64,946 current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 80,571 current LCU per person | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 96,938 current LCU per person | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 100,338 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 90,418 current LCU per person | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 94,148 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 90,755 current LCU per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 97,868 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 103,512 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 110,505 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 122,905 current LCU per person | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 139,978 current LCU per person | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 141,684 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 134,401 current LCU per person | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 136,425 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 157,945 current LCU per person | +15.8% |
| 2025 | 200,763 current LCU per person | +27.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 200,763 current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 94,695 current LCU per person, 2.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 200,763 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95,728 current LCU per person, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction), value added … capita current LCU 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +54.0% | 26,286 current LCU per person | 40,489 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,060 current LCU per person | 3,376 current LCU per person | 5,062 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 7,982 current LCU per person | 5,025 current LCU per person | 11,361 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,544 current LCU per person | 11,619 current LCU per person | 20,695 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,330 current LCU per person | 18,127 current LCU per person | 40,489 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,753 current LCU per person | 38,663 current LCU per person | 64,946 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 98,796 current LCU per person | 80,571 current LCU per person | 122,905 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 151,866 current LCU per person | 134,401 current LCU per person | 200,763 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 47 Czechia 225,612 current LCU per person compare
- 48 French Polynesia 222,579 current LCU per person compare
- 49 Jamaica 207,318 current LCU per person compare
- 51 Dominican Republic 194,806 current LCU per person compare
- 52 Turkey 176,291 current LCU per person compare
- 53 Uruguay 175,391 current LCU 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 industry (including construction), value added (current lcu), per in Burkina Faso?
- Industry (including construction), value added (current lcu), per in Burkina Faso was 200,763 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (current lcu), per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 200,763 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (current lcu), per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,376 current LCU per person in 1960.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for industry (including construction), value added (current lcu), per?
- Burkina Faso ranks 50th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (current lcu), per rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.2%. 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 Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Industry (including construction), value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- 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
Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.