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Nigeria vs Burkina Faso

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GDP$377.37B vs $32.51BNigeria vs Burkina Faso
GDP per Capita$1,556 vs $1,319Nigeria vs Burkina Faso
Population237.53M vs 24.07MNigeria vs Burkina Faso

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Indicator Nigeria Burkina FasoPeriod
GDPEconomy$377.37B$32.51B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,556$1,3192026
Inflation RateEconomy15.9%1.5%2026-06
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy26.5%3%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy1,376.34 LCU/USD569.51 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-4.4%-3.5%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy3.1%7.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy32.3%48.8%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-322.41M$1.37B1960/2025 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy4.1%4.9%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,360$9802025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$9,230$2,8902025
GDP (PPP)Economy$2.26T$73.95B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy23%19.9%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy16.4%30.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy8.3%6.6%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy58.2%41.5%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy—17.2%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$22.79B$595.24M2025/2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy7.8%2.6%2025/2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy60%48.8%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$46.02B—2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy9.6%22.7%2022/2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—18.7%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy82.5%70%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy80.7%64.1%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy33.937.42022/2021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy41.8%42.1%2022/2021
Account OwnershipEconomy63.3%51.4%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy11.9%24.5%2024/2025
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.6%4.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy26.2%65%1960/2025 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy13.9%8.8%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$321M$173M2020/2019
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy5.27M67K2016/2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy5.8%8.6%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.08B$82.94M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy0.4%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy10.8%22%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy12.3%27.8%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%14%2024/2025
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy30.726.12024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy8.6%20.1%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy6.2%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%15.5%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy1.2%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.8%7.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$16$622023
Lending Interest RateEconomy14%6.3%2023/2021
Real Interest RateEconomy2.9%6.1%2023/2021
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy—15.9%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,663$6702021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy33.5%51.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy17%16.7%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy49.5%31.6%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy66.5%80.6%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy—60%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.5%7.3%2022/2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy3.32.72024
ATMs per 100,000Economy12.84.12024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy1.9%3%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.5%4.1%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy64%64.6%2022/2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy92.9%90.4%2022/2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$387.79M$9.67B1960/2025 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$710.2M$8.29B1960/2025 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8260.8732024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.6940.7842024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade20.8—2021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade88.6%0%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade3.5%2.7%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade6%7.1%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade2.7%1.6%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade9.2%35%1960/2025 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade16.9%30%1960/2025 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.560.4592023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6770.5552023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3790.2732023
PopulationDemographics237.53M24.07M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.1%2.2%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics54.6 years61.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.3 years18 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.384.112024
Rural PopulationDemographics36.2%71.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics40.5%41.2%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics63.8%28.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics266.2/km²89.9/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics31.830.42026
Death RateDemographics11.57.772026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.01-1.152026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics54.9 years63.4 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics54.3 years59.1 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%4.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth69.843.62024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.2%0.5%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.2%7.8%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.380.152023/2022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth47472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth17.227.82021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth17.7%23.4%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth70.9%43.8%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth32.2%24.7%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth992.8241.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth104.977.32023
Neonatal MortalityHealth33.724.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth219572024
Measles ImmunizationHealth56%88%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth62%91%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth52.3%—2024
Basic SanitationHealth15.7%7.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth3%4.5%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.50.22004/2020 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth21.6%34%2021/2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth50.7%79.8%2022/2015 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.650.952022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth8485.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$67$722023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth27.7%35.6%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth3.1%11.6%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth67%80.2%2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare33.8%19.5%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare11.6%8.1%2021/2019
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare39.7%84.8%2024/2021
Child MarriageChild Welfare33.4%51.3%2024/2015 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1.5%1.5%2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education0.3%5.3%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation9.7%10%2011/2024 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation70.4%41.6%2024/2023
Youth Literacy RateEducation81.4%62.8%2024/2022
Primary Completion RateEducation77.4%60.3%2024/2021
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation74.1%34.4%2024/2021
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation75.7%65.7%2023/2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation—40.7%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation—23.7%2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation68.5%16.2%2024/2021
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation62.2%91%2018/2024 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation46.9%30%2023/2024
UndernourishmentFood Security19.9%13.1%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security16.5M1.25M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture76.2%53.4%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture119.9118.82022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture62.62M t16.61K t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture1.81K t—2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture350K t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture6.5M t1.9M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1.55M t931.11K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture11.16M t1.85M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture9.13M t513.23K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture43.93K t—2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,030 kg/ha1,682 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,997 kg/ha2,230 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,574 kg/ha—2024
Cattle StockAgriculture20.9M head10.3M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance15.71.32023/2017 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance26412024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.5050.1342025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.3110.1032025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8340.3732025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.11-0.252024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.01-0.872024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.01-0.882024
Political StabilityGovernance-2-1.912024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.63-0.532024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.73-0.962024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian123.85K41K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian3.54M2.06M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian18.19K1.96K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology41.2%28.3%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology70.8116.62024
4G CoverageTechnology84.6%63.7%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.10.92024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.6%8.8%2025
3G CoverageTechnology89.4%79.6%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology15.5%31.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.7%0.2%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.3%0.1%2019/2024 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure62.5%34%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.27M103.59K2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure48.5%87.9%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy3.2K MW240.5 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy284.5 MW205.6 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy2.9K MW34 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy80.3%71.4%2021/2022
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy26.2%17%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy144 kWh133 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy14.2%17.1%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy118.1 MW22.2 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy23.5%12.7%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.3%6.5%2025/2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2025/2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy30.9%5.3%2025/2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy68.7%82.8%2025/2024
Electricity DemandEnergy39 TWh3.2 TWh2025/2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy456 gCO₂/kWh562 gCO₂/kWh2025/2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,343 kWh1,020 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.57 t0.27 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate22.2%13.9%2021
Forest AreaClimate23.2%22.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate11.6%16.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate5.6%6.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate65.7 µg/m³37.3 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Nigeria or Burkina Faso have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $377.37B for Nigeria versus $32.51B for Burkina Faso (GDP, current US$).

How do Nigeria and Burkina Faso compare across indicators?

This page compares Nigeria and Burkina Faso on 202 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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