Burkina Faso - GDP per capita

GDP per capita (current US$)

The latest value for GDP per capita (current US$) in Burkina Faso was $857.93 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $857.93 in 2020 and $68.42 in 1960.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 $68.42
1961 $71.56
1962 $76.52
1963 $78.37
1964 $80.47
1965 $81.73
1966 $82.55
1967 $84.36
1968 $84.73
1969 $86.52
1970 $81.50
1971 $84.29
1972 $99.33
1973 $113.78
1974 $124.36
1975 $152.73
1976 $155.65
1977 $176.78
1978 $225.94
1979 $262.08
1980 $282.69
1981 $254.23
1982 $245.09
1983 $217.99
1984 $193.84
1985 $200.89
1986 $256.76
1987 $291.13
1988 $313.06
1989 $304.85
1990 $351.98
1991 $346.41
1992 $361.05
1993 $334.94
1994 $193.07
1995 $235.83
1996 $249.36
1997 $229.49
1998 $255.72
1999 $300.42
2000 $255.72
2001 $267.10
2002 $294.67
2003 $374.63
2004 $418.38
2005 $457.93
2006 $473.45
2007 $535.06
2008 $643.40
2009 $624.18
2010 $647.84
2011 $751.17
2012 $758.00
2013 $787.47
2014 $792.85
2015 $653.33
2016 $688.25
2017 $735.00
2018 $804.50
2019 $796.12
2020 $857.93

GDP per capita (current LCU)

The value for GDP per capita (current LCU) in Burkina Faso was 493,814 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 493,814 in 2020 and a minimum value of 16,777 in 1960.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 16,777
1961 17,550
1962 18,749
1963 19,202
1964 19,718
1965 20,028
1966 20,280
1967 20,753
1968 20,977
1969 22,492
1970 22,527
1971 23,209
1972 25,033
1973 25,360
1974 29,934
1975 32,732
1976 37,192
1977 43,432
1978 50,985
1979 55,749
1980 59,726
1981 69,082
1982 80,540
1983 83,070
1984 84,701
1985 90,254
1986 88,918
1987 87,496
1988 93,245
1989 97,251
1990 95,832
1991 97,725
1992 95,566
1993 94,843
1994 107,194
1995 117,715
1996 127,561
1997 133,948
1998 150,861
1999 184,902
2000 181,614
2001 195,622
2002 204,413
2003 217,245
2004 220,626
2005 241,449
2006 247,342
2007 256,099
2008 286,958
2009 293,546
2010 320,546
2011 353,989
2012 387,002
2013 388,931
2014 391,474
2015 386,255
2016 407,861
2017 426,781
2018 446,857
2019 466,453
2020 493,814

GDP per capita (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for GDP per capita (constant 2010 US$) in Burkina Faso was 731.52 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 738.22 in 2019 and 241.61 in 1960.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 241.61
1961 248.02
1962 259.73
1963 253.00
1964 255.17
1965 260.89
1966 258.22
1967 276.45
1968 280.16
1969 280.97
1970 276.48
1971 275.55
1972 276.99
1973 273.29
1974 290.57
1975 293.72
1976 312.71
1977 307.75
1978 315.43
1979 320.08
1980 315.48
1981 321.27
1982 343.47
1983 336.09
1984 321.77
1985 340.29
1986 357.96
1987 347.93
1988 358.57
1989 356.74
1990 345.28
1991 366.65
1992 357.74
1993 360.23
1994 355.15
1995 365.28
1996 394.46
1997 407.86
1998 425.57
1999 444.32
2000 440.03
2001 455.91
2002 462.27
2003 484.10
2004 491.18
2005 518.17
2006 534.36
2007 539.82
2008 554.11
2009 553.52
2010 582.42
2011 602.58
2012 622.52
2013 639.23
2014 647.43
2015 653.33
2016 672.36
2017 693.73
2018 718.64
2019 738.22
2020 731.52

GDP per capita (constant LCU)

The value for GDP per capita (constant LCU) in Burkina Faso was 432,484 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 436,444 in 2019 and a minimum value of 142,840 in 1960.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 142,840
1961 146,634
1962 153,558
1963 149,576
1964 150,858
1965 154,239
1966 152,664
1967 163,439
1968 165,636
1969 166,115
1970 163,458
1971 162,907
1972 163,760
1973 161,575
1974 171,790
1975 173,649
1976 184,881
1977 181,943
1978 186,483
1979 189,236
1980 186,518
1981 189,936
1982 203,066
1983 198,698
1984 190,232
1985 201,181
1986 211,633
1987 205,701
1988 211,992
1989 210,909
1990 204,136
1991 216,770
1992 211,501
1993 212,973
1994 209,968
1995 215,958
1996 233,208
1997 241,132
1998 251,602
1999 262,689
2000 260,150
2001 269,538
2002 273,297
2003 286,204
2004 290,394
2005 306,347
2006 315,918
2007 319,148
2008 327,598
2009 327,246
2010 344,331
2011 356,252
2012 368,041
2013 377,922
2014 382,767
2015 386,255
2016 397,509
2017 410,139
2018 424,870
2019 436,444
2020 432,484

GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) in Burkina Faso was 2,274.02 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,274.02 in 2020 and 589.58 in 1990.

Definition: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars based on the 2011 ICP round.

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

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Year Value
1990 589.58
1991 647.24
1992 645.90
1993 665.81
1994 670.43
1995 704.02
1996 774.17
1997 814.79
1998 859.74
1999 910.58
2000 921.94
2001 976.16
2002 1,005.43
2003 1,072.47
2004 1,117.47
2005 1,215.57
2006 1,291.49
2007 1,339.74
2008 1,401.96
2009 1,411.13
2010 1,502.10
2011 1,586.57
2012 1,619.40
2013 1,683.11
2014 1,692.30
2015 1,713.52
2016 1,895.30
2017 2,044.39
2018 2,168.66
2019 2,267.51
2020 2,274.02

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $)

The latest value for GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $) in Burkina Faso was 2,156 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,176 in 2019 and 1,018 in 1990.

Definition: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2011 international dollars.

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 1,018
1991 1,081
1992 1,054
1993 1,062
1994 1,047
1995 1,076
1996 1,162
1997 1,202
1998 1,254
1999 1,309
2000 1,297
2001 1,344
2002 1,362
2003 1,427
2004 1,448
2005 1,527
2006 1,575
2007 1,591
2008 1,633
2009 1,631
2010 1,716
2011 1,776
2012 1,835
2013 1,884
2014 1,908
2015 1,925
2016 1,981
2017 2,044
2018 2,118
2019 2,176
2020 2,156

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts