Services, value added (current LCU) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Services, value added (current LCU) was 6.67 trillion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Burkina Faso is 6.67 trillion current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 116.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Burkina Faso peaked at 6.67 trillion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.00 billion current LCU, in 1960.
That places Burkina Faso 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Services, value added (current LCU) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 31.00 billion current LCU | — |
| 1961 | 33.05 billion current LCU | +6.6% |
| 1962 | 35.95 billion current LCU | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 35.61 billion current LCU | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 36.85 billion current LCU | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 42.65 billion current LCU | +15.8% |
| 1966 | 43.40 billion current LCU | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 46.77 billion current LCU | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 49.40 billion current LCU | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 53.66 billion current LCU | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 56.44 billion current LCU | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 54.18 billion current LCU | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 59.66 billion current LCU | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 59.85 billion current LCU | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 75.41 billion current LCU | +26.0% |
| 1975 | 81.38 billion current LCU | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 90.42 billion current LCU | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 122.02 billion current LCU | +35.0% |
| 1978 | 142.43 billion current LCU | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 174.89 billion current LCU | +22.8% |
| 1980 | 197.50 billion current LCU | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 233.79 billion current LCU | +18.4% |
| 1982 | 291.06 billion current LCU | +24.5% |
| 1983 | 304.07 billion current LCU | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 315.31 billion current LCU | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 301.42 billion current LCU | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 317.55 billion current LCU | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 327.25 billion current LCU | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 353.08 billion current LCU | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 382.58 billion current LCU | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 401.86 billion current LCU | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 410.00 billion current LCU | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 412.32 billion current LCU | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 419.27 billion current LCU | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 414.53 billion current LCU | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 469.54 billion current LCU | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 495.85 billion current LCU | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 547.64 billion current LCU | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 628.60 billion current LCU | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 916.91 billion current LCU | +45.9% |
| 2000 | 1.01 trillion current LCU | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 1.08 trillion current LCU | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 1.17 trillion current LCU | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 1.23 trillion current LCU | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 1.34 trillion current LCU | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 1.44 trillion current LCU | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 1.61 trillion current LCU | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 1.76 trillion current LCU | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 1.90 trillion current LCU | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 2.04 trillion current LCU | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 2.11 trillion current LCU | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.31 trillion current LCU | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 2.59 trillion current LCU | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 2.76 trillion current LCU | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 2.93 trillion current LCU | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 3.08 trillion current LCU | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 3.33 trillion current LCU | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 3.60 trillion current LCU | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 3.84 trillion current LCU | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 4.26 trillion current LCU | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 4.59 trillion current LCU | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 4.95 trillion current LCU | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 5.42 trillion current LCU | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 5.80 trillion current LCU | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 6.17 trillion current LCU | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 6.67 trillion current LCU | +8.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 6.67 trillion current LCU is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.18 trillion current LCU, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 6.67 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.25 trillion current LCU, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (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 | +45.9% | 628.60 billion current LCU | 916.91 billion current LCU |
| 1977 | +35.0% | 90.42 billion current LCU | 122.02 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.83 billion current LCU | 31.00 billion current LCU | 53.66 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 91.67 billion current LCU | 54.18 billion current LCU | 174.89 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 302.36 billion current LCU | 197.50 billion current LCU | 382.58 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 511.65 billion current LCU | 401.86 billion current LCU | 916.91 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 trillion current LCU | 1.01 trillion current LCU | 2.04 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.08 trillion current LCU | 2.11 trillion current LCU | 4.26 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.60 trillion current LCU | 4.59 trillion current LCU | 6.67 trillion current LCU | 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 services, value added in Burkina Faso?
- Services, value added in Burkina Faso was 6.67 trillion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 6.67 trillion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.00 billion current LCU in 1960.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for services, value added?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.