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Burkina Faso vs Kenya

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GDP$32.51B vs $147.27BBurkina Faso vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$1,319 vs $2,714Burkina Faso vs Kenya
Population24.07M vs 57.53MBurkina Faso vs Kenya

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Indicator Burkina Faso KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$32.51B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,319$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy1.5%6.4%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy3%8.8%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD129.27 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-3.5%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy7.1%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy48.8%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$1.37B$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.9%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$980$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$2,890$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$73.95B$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy19.9%23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy30.1%16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy6.6%7.1%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy41.5%55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy17.2%17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$595.24M$5B2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy2.6%4.2%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy48.8%35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy—$12.39B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy22.7%31.8%2025/2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy18.7%14.1%2024/2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy70%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy64.1%63%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy37.438.52021/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy42.1%45.5%2021/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy51.4%90.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy24.5%27.8%2025/2022
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy4.7%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy65%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy8.8%3.5%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$173M$1.76B2019
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy67K2.05M2020/2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy8.6%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$82.94M$1.5B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy0.4%1.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy22%17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy27.8%23.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy14%16.7%2025/2022
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy26.136.92024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy20.1%1.2%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy15.5%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy7.5%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$62$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy6.3%16.6%2021/2024
Real Interest RateEconomy6.1%13%2021/2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy15.9%15.6%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$670$1,7902021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy51.8%45.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy16.7%12.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy31.6%41.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy80.6%63.8%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy60%76.9%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.3%7.1%2021/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.74.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy4.16.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy3%2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy4.1%4.8%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy64.6%65.5%2021/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy90.4%90.1%2021/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$9.67B$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$8.29B$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8730.662024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.7840.2032024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade—16.52021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%1.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade2.7%30.7%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade7.1%49.2%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.6%3.2%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade35%15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade30%21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4590.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5550.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2730.4562023
PopulationDemographics24.07M57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.2%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics61.3 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.113.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics71.1%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics41.2%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics28.9%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics89.9/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics30.426.62026
Death RateDemographics7.777.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics-1.15-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics63.4 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics59.1 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.3%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth43.634.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.5%3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health7.8%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.150.292022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth47572023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth27.828.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth23.4%18%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth43.8%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth24.7%35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth241.8378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth77.339.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth24.521.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth572072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth88%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth91%88%2025
Basic SanitationHealth7.1%5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.5%3.1%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.21.332020/2019
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth34%62.5%2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth79.8%70.2%2015/2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.952.272023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth85.554.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$72$852023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth35.6%37.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth11.6%9.6%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth80.2%92.8%2018/2020
Child StuntingChild Welfare19.5%17.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare8.1%4.5%2019/2022
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare84.8%76%2021/2022
Child MarriageChild Welfare51.3%12.5%2015/2022 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1.5%3.4%2021/2022
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education5.3%4%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10%10.4%2024
Adult Literacy RateEducation41.6%82.2%2023/2000 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation62.8%93.2%2022/2014 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation60.3%90.8%2021/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation34.4%86.6%2021/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation65.7%94.3%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation40.7%95.6%2024/2006 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation23.7%62.4%2024/2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation16.2%65%2021/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation91%100%2024/2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation30%84.3%2024/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security13.1%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.25M2.75M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture53.4%49.5%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture118.8112.42022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture16.61K t1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture—49.5K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture1.9M t243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture931.11K t65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture1.85M t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture513.23K t282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture—312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,682 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,230 kg/ha6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture—3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture10.3M head22.4M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance1.34.92017/2022 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance41322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1340.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1030.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.3730.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.25-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.87-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.88-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.91-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.53-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.96-0.352024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian41K617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian2.06M02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian1.96K218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian09.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology28.3%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology116.6126.52024
4G CoverageTechnology63.7%97.3%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.932024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology8.8%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology79.6%98%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology31.4%12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology0.2%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.1%0.8%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure34%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure103.59K5.14M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure87.9%40.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy240.5 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy205.6 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy34 MW892.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy71.4%67.7%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy17%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy133 kWh195 kWh2023/2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy17.1%25.8%2023/2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy22.2 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy12.7%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy6.5%4.6%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%16.4%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy5.3%20.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy82.8%10%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy3.2 TWh16 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy562 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy1,020 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.27 t0.38 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate13.9%78.1%2021
Forest AreaClimate22.2%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate16.8%11.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate6.5%19.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate37.3 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Burkina Faso or Kenya have the larger economy?

Kenya has the larger economy: $32.51B for Burkina Faso versus $147.27B for Kenya (GDP, current US$).

How do Burkina Faso and Kenya compare across indicators?

This page compares Burkina Faso and Kenya on 201 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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