Benin vs Burkina Faso: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA)

Benin

12.94 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Burkina Faso

14.71 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Benin rank

51st

Burkina Faso rank

49th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) over time

Benin
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 14.71 trillion current LCU against 12.94 trillion current LCU in Benin, a difference of 1.78 trillion current LCU.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Globally, Benin ranks 51st and Burkina Faso ranks 49th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 9,147 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Gross value added at basic prices reflects the price of products receivable by the producer exclusive of taxes payable on products and inclusive of subsidies receivable on products, less intermediate consumption valued at purchasers' prices. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.