Income per Person (GDP per capita, PPP) in Burkina Faso: 1800 to Today (and Tomorrow)

At MYRIAD, we look at the statistics of human lives through the lens of average yearly economic output per person, adjusted for purchasing power in 2017 international dollars. Every value recorded for Burkina Faso is a statistical fact about the lives actually lived there across three centuries. This data measures the material foundations of daily existence, tracing the changing resources available for food, shelter, and community. Numbers alone cannot capture a human life, but they map the economic realities within which generations have built their homes and futures.

The historical arc of this economy reveals a steady, gradual climb from the earliest recorded data. In the 1800s estimate, the figure stood at 600, creeping upward by increments each decade until reaching 800 intl-$ in 1900. Growth continued through the decades, passing 1,500 in the 1950s and reaching 2,600 in the 1980s, followed by a brief plateau before climbing again. In the 2020s, income per person stands at 3,800 intl-$ — ranking #123 of 157 countries. Projections stretch far into the future, anticipating figures like 4,370 in the 2030s projection and eventually reaching 11,624 in the 2100s projection.

If you were born in Burkina Faso during the 1900s estimate, your economic environment was defined by an output of 800 intl-$. Generations later, a child entering the world in the 2020s encounters an economy operating at 3,800 intl-$. While these metrics cannot measure the richness of individual experience, they outline the changing macro environment that frames a person's journey from birth to old age. Keep exploring Life Expectancy at Birth in Burkina Faso, Child Mortality (under 5) in Burkina Faso, Years of Schooling in Burkina Faso, Children per Woman in Burkina Faso, Living in Cities in Burkina Faso, or view the Full country profile: Burkina Faso.

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