Industry (including construction), value added … capita current US in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Industry (including construction), value added … capita current US was 345 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 345 current US$ per person for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.4% on the previous year and up 124.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Burkina Faso peaked at 345 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.77 current US$ per person, in 1960.
That places Burkina Faso 172nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industry (including construction), value added … capita current US in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.77 current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 14.37 current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 14.94 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 16.27 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 1964 | 16.25 current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 15.35 current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 15.76 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 18.69 current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 1968 | 19.31 current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 19.47 current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 18.18 current US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 20.49 current US$ per person | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 23.23 current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 29.9 current US$ per person | +28.7% |
| 1974 | 28.65 current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 39.66 current US$ per person | +38.5% |
| 1976 | 41.15 current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 37.49 current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 48.02 current US$ per person | +28.1% |
| 1979 | 53.41 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 54.99 current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 46.67 current US$ per person | -15.1% |
| 1982 | 45.04 current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 43.14 current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 37.5 current US$ per person | -13.1% |
| 1985 | 37.32 current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 51.3 current US$ per person | +37.5% |
| 1987 | 63.18 current US$ per person | +23.2% |
| 1988 | 64.78 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 64.87 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 68.97 current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 64.26 current US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 70.62 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 64.35 current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 38.21 current US$ per person | -40.6% |
| 1995 | 45.69 current US$ per person | +19.6% |
| 1996 | 44.89 current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 44.06 current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 44.56 current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 65.78 current US$ per person | +47.6% |
| 2000 | 54.44 current US$ per person | -17.2% |
| 2001 | 53.55 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 58.94 current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 81.99 current US$ per person | +39.1% |
| 2004 | 91.5 current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 88.96 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 93.4 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 116.05 current US$ per person | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 127.28 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 138.09 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 162.84 current US$ per person | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 205.71 current US$ per person | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 196.53 current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 183.07 current US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 190.68 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 153.51 current US$ per person | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 165.15 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 178.27 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 198.95 current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 209.77 current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 243.19 current US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 255.5 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 215.47 current US$ per person | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 224.91 current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 260.49 current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 2025 | 345 current US$ per person | +32.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 345 current US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 169.1 current US$ per person, 2.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 345 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 332.67 current US$ per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.42 current US$ per person | 13.77 current US$ per person | 19.47 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.02 current US$ per person | 18.18 current US$ per person | 53.41 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.88 current US$ per person | 37.32 current US$ per person | 64.87 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.14 current US$ per person | 38.21 current US$ per person | 70.62 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.42 current US$ per person | 53.55 current US$ per person | 138.09 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 184.45 current US$ per person | 153.51 current US$ per person | 209.77 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 257.43 current US$ per person | 215.47 current US$ per person | 345 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 169 Kenya 384.5 current US$ per person compare
- 170 Tanzania 380.63 current US$ per person compare
- 171 South Sudan 357.47 current US$ per person compare
- 173 Democratic Republic of Congo 320.34 current US$ per person compare
- 174 Pakistan 320.18 current US$ per person compare
- 175 Kiribati 300.47 current 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 industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Burkina Faso?
- Industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Burkina Faso was 345 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 345 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.77 current US$ per person in 1960.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per?
- Burkina Faso ranks 172nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.7%. 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 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) 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 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Industry (including construction), value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.