Burkina Faso vs Guinea: GDP growth
GDP growth: 5.3% a year in Burkina Faso in 2025 and 6.5% a year in Guinea in 2024, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Guinea, by 1.7 percentage points, or 1.35 times that in Burkina Faso.
Burkina FasoGuinea
Watch it change on the map% a year · IMF
Latest figures
% a year · IMF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 5.3 2025 | 3.9 | 27 of 143 | 4.9 2031 |
| Guinea | 6.5 2024 | 6.9 | — | 8.9 2031 |
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Burkina Faso at 4.9% a year and Guinea at 8.9% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Burkina Faso | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.3 | 6.9 |
| 2024 | 4.8 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6.6 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| 2020 | 2 | 6.2 |
| 2019 | 5.9 | 7.3 |
| 2018 | 6.6 | 7.6 |
| 2017 | 6.2 | 12.2 |
| 2016 | 6 | 9.5 |
| 2015 | 3.9 | 1.1 |
| 2014 | 4.3 | 6.9 |
| 2013 | 5.8 | 3.2 |
| 2012 | 6.5 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | 6.6 | 4.2 |
| 2010 | 8.4 | 3.6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| 2007 | 4.1 | 7.5 |
| 2006 | 6.3 | 2.6 |
| 2005 | 8.7 | 3.1 |
| 2004 | 4.5 | 2.4 |
| 2003 | 7.8 | 1.3 |
| 2002 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| 2001 | 6.6 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | 7.3 | 4 |
| 1998 | 7.3 | 3.8 |
| 1997 | 6.3 | 5.5 |
| 1996 | 11 | 4.7 |
| 1995 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
| 1994 | 1.3 | 4 |
| 1993 | 3.5 | 5 |
| 1992 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| 1991 | 9.1 | 2.5 |
| 1990 | -0.6 | 4.3 |
| 1989 | 2.2 | 4 |
| 1988 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| 1987 | -0.2 | 3.3 |
| 1986 | 8 | 3.1 |
| 1985 | 11.3 | 5 |
| 1984 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 1983 | -1.2 | 1.3 |
| 1982 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 1981 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
| 1980 | 4 | 2.6 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Burkina Faso | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.4 | 7.2 |
| 2027 | 4.8 | 7.8 |
| 2028 | 4.8 | 10.1 |
| 2029 | 4.8 | 10.2 |
| 2030 | 4.8 | 9.8 |
| 2031 | 4.9 | 8.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time