Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita was 44,435 constant LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1985–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 44,435 constant LCU per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 49,461 constant LCU per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,834 constant LCU per person, in 1990.
Burkina Faso ranks 43rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5,124 constant LCU per person | — |
| 1986 | 4,467 constant LCU per person | -12.8% |
| 1987 | 4,473 constant LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 4,310 constant LCU per person | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 4,362 constant LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 3,834 constant LCU per person | -12.1% |
| 1991 | 5,601 constant LCU per person | +46.1% |
| 1992 | 5,078 constant LCU per person | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 3,884 constant LCU per person | -23.5% |
| 1994 | 13,462 constant LCU per person | +246.6% |
| 1995 | 14,062 constant LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 16,422 constant LCU per person | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 17,901 constant LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 18,086 constant LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 17,810 constant LCU per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 17,154 constant LCU per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 16,758 constant LCU per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 16,616 constant LCU per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 17,362 constant LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 19,503 constant LCU per person | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 19,961 constant LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 19,792 constant LCU per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 20,415 constant LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 23,042 constant LCU per person | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 24,793 constant LCU per person | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 27,364 constant LCU per person | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 30,519 constant LCU per person | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 35,126 constant LCU per person | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 37,401 constant LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 31,822 constant LCU per person | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 33,284 constant LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 35,326 constant LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 41,746 constant LCU per person | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 41,467 constant LCU per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 46,414 constant LCU per person | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 46,016 constant LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 49,461 constant LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 47,525 constant LCU per person | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 46,459 constant LCU per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 45,427 constant LCU per person | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 44,435 constant LCU per person | -2.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 44,435 constant LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 16,959 constant LCU per person, 2.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 44,435 constant LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,952 constant LCU per person, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +246.6% | 3,884 constant LCU per person | 13,462 constant LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,547 constant LCU per person | 4,310 constant LCU per person | 5,124 constant LCU per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 11,614 constant LCU per person | 3,834 constant LCU per person | 18,086 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,540 constant LCU per person | 16,616 constant LCU per person | 24,793 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,047 constant LCU per person | 27,364 constant LCU per person | 46,414 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,554 constant LCU per person | 44,435 constant LCU per person | 49,461 constant LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 40 Kazakhstan 50,878 constant LCU per person compare
- 41 Vanuatu 48,268 constant LCU per person compare
- 42 Denmark 48,181 constant LCU per person compare
- 44 Congo 43,468 constant LCU per person compare
- 45 Sri Lanka 42,523 constant LCU per person compare
- 46 North Macedonia 40,261 constant 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 57.04 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -202.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -284.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Burkina Faso was 44,435 constant LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 49,461 constant LCU per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,834 constant LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 43rd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. 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 Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- 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
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.