Burkina Faso vs Canada: Economic Indicators Comparison
Canada with a GDP of $1.7T ranked the 10th largest economy in the world, while Burkina Faso ranked 129th with $14.1B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Canada and Burkina Faso ranked 133rd vs 28th and 21st vs 184th, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Burkina Faso |  Canada |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $14.1B | $1.7T |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 6% | 1.8% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 5.3% | 1.9% |
| Population | 19.2M | 37.9M |
| GDP per capita | $715 | $46k |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.81% | 0.47% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 200.22 | 1.24 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.36 | 0.96 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $2k | $50k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $13.3B | $1.7T |
| GNI per capita | $670 | $45k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $38.9B | $1.8T |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $2k | $48k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Burkina Faso | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 27.5% | 33% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 28% | 15% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 2% | 0.9% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 2.4% | 1.9% |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 5.9% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 56.7 | 78.2 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 7.63 | 9.26 |
| Human Freedom Index | 6.84 | 8.69 |
| Property Rights Index | 46.9 | 87.7 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 42.6 | 72.7 |
| Business Freedom Index | 47.6 | 81.7 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 49.2 | 83.3 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 52.1 | 72 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 65 | 80 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 40 | 80 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 61.8 | 87 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 82.4 | 76 |
| Government Spending Index | 77 | 50.9 |
| Tax Burden Index | 81.3 | 76.5 |
| Government Integrity Index | 34.1 | 90.3 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 41 | 81 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 60.8 | 82.2 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 7.7 | 12.5 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 30.5 | 5.8 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 144k | 21.1M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Burkina Faso | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 43% | 90.6% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 23.4% | N/A |
| External debt stocks | $3.3B | N/A |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | N/A | N/A |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 3.5% | N/A |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | -9% | 6.5% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 19.1% | 19.7% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 24.7% | 23.1% |
| Total reserves including gold | N/A | $83.9B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $480M | $46.5B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Burkina Faso | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 30.8% | 32.1% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 37.2% | 34.1% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$894.1M | -$45.3B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 18.9% | 18.1% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $720.7M | N/A |
| Personal remittances received | $455.7M | $1.4B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 19.5% | 24.8% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 28% | 1.7% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $438k | $11.8B |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $725k | $4.8B |
| Expense, % of GDP | 19.5% | 17.3% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 27.7% | 40.5% |
