Country comparison Burkina Faso vs United States

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.8%chart2.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
19,568K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€21,376Mchart€27,076,281M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$23,130Mchart$29,184,900M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€908chart€79,6122024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$982chart$86,1452024GDP per capita [+]
€6,655,137M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202412,237chart33,120,1822024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202413,241chart35,837,8582024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202457.25%chart122.32%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€520chart€97,3832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$562chart$105,3742024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,248chart-2,174,5822024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,350chart-2,353,0172024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.84%chart-8.03%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,948.1chart10,266,750.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,436.2chart11,109,189.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023990.9chart1,330,677.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,071.7chart1,399,802.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202320.30%chart13.97%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023480.3chart3,857,639,616,400.92024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023519.4chart4,175,431,968,000.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20238.78%chart23.02%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,000.3chart925,796.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,082.4chart997,895.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202417.00%chart9.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202427.83%chart37.92%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€253chart€30,1872024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$273chart$32,6642024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€43chart€3,9812022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$47chart$4,1952022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€21chart€11,4582024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$23chart$12,4022024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€42chart€2,7222024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$46chart$2,9452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa105/16/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]01/26/2022CCC+AA+08/05/2011S&P Rating [+]
AAA03/26/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart692023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019130ºchart2º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202494.2chart44.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202480ºchart78º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024129ºchart3º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.4%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
3.9%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
6,597K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$57.1chart$1,257.02025NMW [+]
€1,108.62025NMW [+]
$82,9332024Average Wage [+]
€65,2502024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2016120ºchart4º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.169201/12/2026Euro / United States dollars [+]
4.19%01/12/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
13801/12/2026Risk Premium [+]
3.00%01/09/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.7%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.6%December 2024HICP [+]
2.7%September 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
3.50%12/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020151ºchart8º2019Doing Business [+]
-0.2%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2017644chart2,755,548December 2025Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20170.05chart48.93December 2025Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
10,611,5552023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201515.82chart872.412020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202218.4%chart25.2%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
46.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022116,000chart50,870,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,131.4Mchart€1,868,682.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,467.3Mchart$2,020,605.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202322.21%chart7.27%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€5,452.9Mchart€2,933,946.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$5,896.2Mchart$3,172,476.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202329.32%chart11.41%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,321.4Mchart€-1,065,264.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,554.4Mchart$-1,152,972.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-7.11%chart-4.14%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.5%October 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
9º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202486chart352024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024149ºchart132º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
3.20‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017444.3chart6,621.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20203.37%chart15.28%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.45%chart0.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202331.64‰chart10.70‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017411.6chart148,488.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.96‰chart9.20‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.19chart1.622023Fertility Rate [+]
6.90‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202143.2%chart10.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202423,548,781chart340,102,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020723,989chart50,632,8362020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,347chart2,996,2232020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.438chart0.9272022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024120ºchart43º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202361.09chart78.392023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,671chart49,4142022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20158.90chart14.802022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2017240chart19,7962023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20171.25chart5.762023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.26chart13.832023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
13,2352024Annual crude oil production [+]
44,418.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20233,096chart4,084,5782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,732chart4,256,6772023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025400chart1,232,18112/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202522,217chart103,436,82912/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/23/20235,232,347chart230,637,34805/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/202516.99chart3,622.9712/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/23/20237,893,609chart676,728,78205/10/2023Doses administered [+]
Burkina Faso
United States