Services, value added (% of GDP) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 41.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Burkina Faso stood at 41.5%.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Burkina Faso peaked at 50.5% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 1964.
Burkina Faso ranks 188th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.3% | — |
| 1961 | 38.5% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 38.7% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 36.9% | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 36.6% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 41.2% | +12.3% |
| 1966 | 40.7% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 42.2% | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 43.3% | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 43.2% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 44.5% | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 40.8% | -8.4% |
| 1972 | 40.9% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 39.8% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 41.7% | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 40.4% | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 38.7% | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 43.9% | +13.3% |
| 1978 | 42.8% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 47.0% | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 48.5% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 50.5% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 49.9% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 49.4% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 43.2% | -12.6% |
| 1986 | 45.0% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 45.9% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 45.3% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 45.9% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 47.6% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 46.4% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 46.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 39.4% | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 39.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 38.3% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 38.0% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | +15.7% |
| 2000 | 47.7% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 46.4% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 46.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 44.9% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 46.5% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 45.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 40.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 43.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 45.3% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 45.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 47.6% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 41.5% | -5.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 41.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 41.9%, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 41.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.9% | 36.6% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.1% | 38.7% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.2% | 43.2% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.3% | 37.5% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 44.5% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 40.3% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 41.5% | 47.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 185 Papua New Guinea 42.0% compare
- 186 Yemen 41.8% compare
- 187 Sierra Leone 41.6% compare
- 189 Central African Republic 41.4% compare
- 190 Brunei 40.2% compare
- 191 Liberia 40.0% 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 services, value added in Burkina Faso?
- Services, value added in Burkina Faso was 41.5% 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 50.5% in 1982.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 1964.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for services, value added?
- Burkina Faso ranks 188th 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 down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.