Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre was 3.42 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
3.42 million current LCU per square kilometre
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
61st
of 195 countries
All-time high
3.52 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
9,413 current LCU per square kilometre
in 1967
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso is 3.42 million current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.52 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9,413 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1967.
That places Burkina Faso 61st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, 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 square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,426 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 14,012 current LCU per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1963 | 14,122 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 16,861 current LCU per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1965 | 17,939 current LCU per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 15,571 current LCU per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1967 | 9,413 current LCU per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 1968 | 9,807 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 10,822 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 12,462 current LCU per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1971 | 21,214 current LCU per square kilometre | +70.2% |
| 1972 | 20,617 current LCU per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 25,321 current LCU per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1974 | 29,680 current LCU per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1975 | 35,299 current LCU per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1976 | 49,196 current LCU per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 1977 | 64,688 current LCU per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 1978 | 68,802 current LCU per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 39,940 current LCU per square kilometre | -41.9% |
| 1980 | 48,801 current LCU per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1981 | 52,591 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 66,389 current LCU per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1983 | 48,253 current LCU per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1984 | 49,103 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 93,052 current LCU per square kilometre | +89.5% |
| 1986 | 125,746 current LCU per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 1987 | 96,023 current LCU per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 1988 | 131,765 current LCU per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 1989 | 134,031 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 126,170 current LCU per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 148,458 current LCU per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1992 | 146,912 current LCU per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 120,475 current LCU per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1994 | 278,736 current LCU per square kilometre | +131.4% |
| 1995 | 317,122 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 370,143 current LCU per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 430,526 current LCU per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1998 | 459,229 current LCU per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 482,796 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 421,637 current LCU per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 516,466 current LCU per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2002 | 587,266 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 653,074 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 786,155 current LCU per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million current LCU per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 2006 | 891,221 current LCU per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 991,623 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 1.09 million current LCU per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 1.29 million current LCU per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 1.40 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 1.67 million current LCU per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 2.12 million current LCU per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2013 | 2.60 million current LCU per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2014 | 2.23 million current LCU per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 2.28 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.67 million current LCU per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 3.09 million current LCU per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 3.18 million current LCU per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.10 million current LCU per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.86 million current LCU per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 3.52 million current LCU per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 2.85 million current LCU per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 3.42 million current LCU per square kilometre | +20.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 3.42 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 768,414 current LCU per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 3.42 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.35 million current LCU per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per square kilometre 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 | +131.4% | 120,475 current LCU per square kilometre | 278,736 current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,219 current LCU per square kilometre | 9,413 current LCU per square kilometre | 17,939 current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 36,722 current LCU per square kilometre | 12,462 current LCU per square kilometre | 68,802 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 84,575 current LCU per square kilometre | 48,253 current LCU per square kilometre | 134,031 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 288,057 current LCU per square kilometre | 120,475 current LCU per square kilometre | 482,796 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 823,660 current LCU per square kilometre | 421,637 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.29 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.40 million current LCU per square kilometre | 3.18 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.16 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.85 million current LCU per square kilometre | 3.52 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 58 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 4.18 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 59 Türkiye 3.89 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 60 Barbados 3.55 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 62 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.41 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 63 Kazakhstan 3.27 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 64 Netherlands 3.13 million current LCU per square kilometre 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 (current lcu), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 3.42 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3.52 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,413 current LCU per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 61st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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 (current LCU), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.