Burkina Faso vs Mali: GDP
Burkina Faso
14.10 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Mali
16.12 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
49th
Mali rank
48th
GDP over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 16.12 trillion current LCU against 14.10 trillion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.02 trillion current LCU.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 49th and Mali ranks 48th of 208 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 215.42 billion current LCU | 186.19 billion current LCU | 29.23 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 644.28 billion current LCU | 549.88 billion current LCU | 94.40 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1.23 trillion current LCU | 1.24 trillion current LCU | 13.38 billion current LCU | Mali |
| 2000s | 3.16 trillion current LCU | 3.90 trillion current LCU | 745.35 billion current LCU | Mali |
| 2010s | 7.16 trillion current LCU | 9.07 trillion current LCU | 1.90 trillion current LCU | Mali |
| 2020s | 11.86 trillion current LCU | 13.94 trillion current LCU | 2.08 trillion current LCU | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Mali, at 16.12 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 Mali?
- 2.02 trillion current LCU, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 49th and Mali ranks 48th 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