Burkina Faso vs Kenya: GDP
Burkina Faso
14.10 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Kenya
16.79 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
49th
Kenya rank
47th
GDP over time
- Burkina Faso
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 16.79 trillion current LCU against 14.10 trillion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.69 trillion current LCU.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 49th and Kenya ranks 47th of 208 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 215.42 billion current LCU | 25.58 billion current LCU | 189.84 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 644.28 billion current LCU | 102.31 billion current LCU | 541.96 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1.23 trillion current LCU | 510.07 billion current LCU | 715.53 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 3.16 trillion current LCU | 1.66 trillion current LCU | 1.49 trillion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 7.16 trillion current LCU | 6.64 trillion current LCU | 526.20 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 11.86 trillion current LCU | 13.63 trillion current LCU | 1.77 trillion current LCU | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp, Burkina Faso or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 16.79 trillion current LCU against 14.10 trillion current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gdp between Burkina Faso and Kenya?
- 2.69 trillion current LCU, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 49th and Kenya ranks 47th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GDP (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release