Burkina Faso vs Côte d'Ivoire: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Burkina Faso
0.2%
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire
0.3%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
100th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
97th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Burkina Faso
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 100th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 97th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Côte d'Ivoire in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | -0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Burkina Faso or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 0.1%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 100th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 97th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.