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Burkina Faso vs South Africa

Burkina Faso and South Africa side by side across 201 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$32.51B vs $479.96BBurkina Faso vs South Africa
GDP per Capita$1,319 vs $7,503Burkina Faso vs South Africa
Population24.07M vs 64.75MBurkina Faso vs South Africa

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Indicator Burkina Faso South AfricaPeriod
GDPEconomy$32.51B$479.96B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,319$7,5032026
Inflation RateEconomy1.5%5%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy3%7%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD16.37 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-3.5%-4.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy7.1%32.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy48.8%78.9%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$1.37B$8.16B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.9%1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$980$6,2702025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$2,890$15,6002025
GDP (PPP)Economy$73.95B$1.03T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy19.9%2.8%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy30.1%24.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy6.6%12.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy41.5%63.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy17.2%13.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$595.24M$1B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy2.6%0.2%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy48.8%44.8%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy—$76.02B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy22.7%89.4%2025/2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy18.7%25.9%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy70%55.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy64.1%49.9%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy37.454.12021/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy42.1%17.4%2021/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy51.4%81.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy24.5%34.6%2025/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy4.7%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy65%60.9%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy8.8%2.8%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$173M$2.72B2019/2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy67K3.89M2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy8.6%-0.9%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$82.94M$2.47B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy0.4%0.6%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy22%27.2%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy27.8%33%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy14%60.1%2025/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy26.151.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy20.1%7.3%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0.4%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy15.5%3.8%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy7.5%0.4%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$62$242023
Lending Interest RateEconomy6.3%10.7%2021/2025
Real Interest RateEconomy6.1%7.7%2021/2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy15.9%12.9%2024/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$670$5,5212021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy51.8%5.4%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy16.7%20.8%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy31.6%73.8%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy80.6%11.7%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy60%65.8%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.3%3.7%2021/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.782024
ATMs per 100,000Economy4.1462024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy3%-0%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy4.1%5.7%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy64.6%30.2%2021/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy90.4%59.6%2021/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$9.67B$134.18B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$8.29B$126.02B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8730.5532024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.7840.1452024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade—39.12021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%8.2%2024/2025
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade2.7%38.3%2024/2025
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade7.1%12.8%2024/2025
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.6%5.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade35%31.4%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade30%29.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4590.7412023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5550.3882023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2730.4762023
PopulationDemographics24.07M64.75M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.2%1.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics61.3 years66.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18 years28.9 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.112.212024
Rural PopulationDemographics71.1%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics41.2%25.7%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics28.9%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics89.9/km²53.6/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics30.417.82026
Death RateDemographics7.779.312026
Net Migration RateDemographics-1.152.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics63.4 years69.8 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics59.1 years62.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.3%1.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth43.624.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.5%17.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health7.8%8.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.150.792022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth47742023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth27.824.52021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth23.4%22.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth43.8%6.7%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth24.7%73.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth241.8117.62023
Under-Five MortalityHealth77.334.72023
Neonatal MortalityHealth24.511.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth573892024
Measles ImmunizationHealth88%66%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth91%65%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth—22.2%2024
Basic SanitationHealth7.1%3.6%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.5%7.2%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.22.252020/2010 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth34%54.6%2022/2016 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth79.8%96.7%2015/2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.956.392023/2022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth85.551.82024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$72$5372023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth35.6%37.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth11.6%23.7%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth80.2%93.7%2018/2016
Child StuntingChild Welfare19.5%24.4%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare8.1%3.6%2019/2017
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare84.8%88.6%2021/2017
Child MarriageChild Welfare51.3%3.6%2015/2016
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1.5%11.8%2021/2017
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education5.3%6%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10%23.5%2024/2023
Adult Literacy RateEducation41.6%91.2%2023/2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation62.8%97.2%2022/2024
Primary Completion RateEducation60.3%97.6%2021/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation34.4%92.5%2021/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation65.7%93.9%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation40.7%90.4%2024/2023
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation23.7%86.9%2024/2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation16.2%62.2%2021/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation91%77.9%2024/2002 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation30%104.1%2024/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security13.1%10%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.25M—2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture53.4%79.4%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture118.8113.22022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture16.61K t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture1.9M t98K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture931.11K t6.33K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture1.85M t12.85M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture513.23K t3.08K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture—1.92M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,682 kg/ha4,874 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,230 kg/ha2,912 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture—3,809 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture10.3M head12.1M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance1.343.72017/2022 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance41412024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1340.7432025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1030.6332025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.3730.5382025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.25-0.192024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.87-0.232024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.880.022024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.91-0.622024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.53-0.062024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.960.612024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian41K55.18K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian2.06M02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian1.96K82.36K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology28.3%78.4%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology116.6179.32024
4G CoverageTechnology63.7%99.4%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.95.32024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology8.8%1.3%2025
3G CoverageTechnology79.6%99.9%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology31.4%3.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology0.2%1.1%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.1%0.6%2024/2022
Electricity AccessInfrastructure34%90.2%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure103.59K15.45M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure87.9%24.2%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy240.5 MW16.6K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy205.6 MW11.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—4.3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy34 MW751.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy71.4%9.7%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy17%89.8%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy133 kWh3,247 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy17.1%10.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy22.2 MW14.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy12.7%86.3%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy6.5%8%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%4.7%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy5.3%0.8%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy82.8%82.2%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy3.2 TWh237 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy562 gCO₂/kWh699 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy1,020 kWh21,287 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.27 t6.88 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate13.9%6.4%2021
Forest AreaClimate22.2%14%2023
Protected AreasClimate16.8%12.9%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate6.5%47.1%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate37.3 µg/m³27.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Burkina Faso or South Africa have the larger economy?

South Africa has the larger economy: $32.51B for Burkina Faso versus $479.96B for South Africa (GDP, current US$).

How do Burkina Faso and South Africa compare across indicators?

This page compares Burkina Faso and South Africa 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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