Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita was 56,600 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Burkina Faso is 56,600 current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 56,600 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 483.54 current LCU per person, in 1967.
That places Burkina Faso 52nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 565.57 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 588.35 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 779.25 current LCU per person | +32.4% |
| 1963 | 773.72 current LCU per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 909.7 current LCU per person | +17.6% |
| 1965 | 952.53 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 813.35 current LCU per person | -14.6% |
| 1967 | 483.54 current LCU per person | -40.5% |
| 1968 | 495.19 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 537.03 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 607.74 current LCU per person | +13.2% |
| 1971 | 1,017 current LCU per person | +67.3% |
| 1972 | 971.35 current LCU per person | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 1,172 current LCU per person | +20.6% |
| 1974 | 1,348 current LCU per person | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 1,571 current LCU per person | +16.6% |
| 1976 | 2,143 current LCU per person | +36.4% |
| 1977 | 2,753 current LCU per person | +28.5% |
| 1978 | 2,856 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 1,616 current LCU per person | -43.4% |
| 1980 | 1,922 current LCU per person | +18.9% |
| 1981 | 2,015 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 2,475 current LCU per person | +22.8% |
| 1983 | 1,748 current LCU per person | -29.3% |
| 1984 | 1,729 current LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 3,182 current LCU per person | +84.1% |
| 1986 | 4,181 current LCU per person | +31.4% |
| 1987 | 3,106 current LCU per person | -25.7% |
| 1988 | 4,150 current LCU per person | +33.6% |
| 1989 | 4,111 current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 3,769 current LCU per person | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 4,324 current LCU per person | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 4,174 current LCU per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 3,339 current LCU per person | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 7,533 current LCU per person | +125.6% |
| 1995 | 8,353 current LCU per person | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 9,504 current LCU per person | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 10,773 current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 11,178 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 11,412 current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 9,673 current LCU per person | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 11,493 current LCU per person | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 12,671 current LCU per person | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 13,658 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 15,932 current LCU per person | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 19,804 current LCU per person | +24.3% |
| 2006 | 16,964 current LCU per person | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 18,312 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 19,533 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 22,490 current LCU per person | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 23,750 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 27,407 current LCU per person | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 33,826 current LCU per person | +23.4% |
| 2013 | 40,167 current LCU per person | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 33,539 current LCU per person | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 33,284 current LCU per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 37,752 current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 42,435 current LCU per person | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 42,589 current LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 40,499 current LCU per person | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 36,394 current LCU per person | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 43,801 current LCU per person | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 34,610 current LCU per person | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 40,607 current LCU per person | +17.3% |
| 2024 | 51,241 current LCU per person | +26.2% |
| 2025 | 56,600 current LCU per person | +10.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 56,600 current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 15,841 current LCU per person, 3.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 56,600 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35,466 current LCU per person, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current 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 | +125.6% | 3,339 current LCU per person | 7,533 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 689.82 current LCU per person | 483.54 current LCU per person | 952.53 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,605 current LCU per person | 607.74 current LCU per person | 2,856 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,862 current LCU per person | 1,729 current LCU per person | 4,181 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,436 current LCU per person | 3,339 current LCU per person | 11,412 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,053 current LCU per person | 9,673 current LCU per person | 22,490 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,525 current LCU per person | 23,750 current LCU per person | 42,589 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,875 current LCU per person | 34,610 current LCU per person | 56,600 current LCU per person | 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)
- 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 (current lcu), per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Burkina Faso was 56,600 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 56,600 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 483.54 current LCU per person in 1967.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.1%. 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 (current 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 (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.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current 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 (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.