Burkina Faso vs Burundi: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Burkina Faso
1.1%
in 2025
Burundi
1.0%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
138th
Burundi rank
139th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 24 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 138th and Burundi ranks 139th of 201 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Burundi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Burundi Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Burkina Faso
1980s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% Burundi
1990s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Burkina Faso
2000s 0.6% 0.2% 0.4% Burkina Faso
2010s 1.8% 1.2% 0.6% Burkina Faso
2020s 0.6% 0.8% 0.3% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Burkina Faso or Burundi?
Burkina Faso, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Burundi as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Burkina Faso and Burundi?
0.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Burundi?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Burundi rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
Burkina Faso ranks 138th and Burundi ranks 139th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 12,013 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.