Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar was 624 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Burkina Faso, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Burkina Faso is 624, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Burkina Faso peaked at 624 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 243, in 1963.
That places Burkina Faso 151st out of 164 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 243 | — |
| 1964 | 245 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 250 | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 248 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 265 | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 269 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 269 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 265 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 264 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 266 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 262 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 279 | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 282 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 300 | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 295 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 302 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 307 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 303 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 308 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 329 | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 322 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 309 | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 326 | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 343 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 334 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 344 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 342 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 331 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 352 | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 343 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 346 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 341 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 350 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 378 | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 391 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 408 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 426 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 422 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 437 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 443 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 464 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 471 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 497 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 512 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 525 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 546 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 546 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 574 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 593 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 613 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 617 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 624 | +1.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 624 is above the median for low income countries, which is 522, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 624 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 965, 65% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 255.57 | 243 | 269 | 7 |
| 1970s | 282.2 | 262 | 307 | 10 |
| 1980s | 326 | 303 | 344 | 10 |
| 1990s | 366.6 | 331 | 426 | 10 |
| 2000s | 486.3 | 422 | 546 | 10 |
| 2010s | 604.2 | 574 | 624 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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Frequently asked questions
- What is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Burkina Faso?
- Exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Burkina Faso was 624 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 624 in 2014.
- What is the lowest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 243 in 1963.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar?
- Burkina Faso ranks 151st out of 164 countries with data for 2014.
- Is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.