Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Burkina Faso
2.42 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Senegal
2.6 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
130th
Senegal rank
128th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Senegal
-20-1001020197419992024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.18 BoP, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 16 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Senegal ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 130th and Senegal ranks 128th of 192 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0735 BoP, current US$ per person 0.093 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per person Senegal
1980s 0.0174 BoP, current US$ per person 0.8237 BoP, current US$ per person 0.8063 BoP, current US$ per person Senegal
1990s 0.1462 BoP, current US$ per person 0.8452 BoP, current US$ per person 0.699 BoP, current US$ per person Senegal
2000s -2.25 BoP, current US$ per person 6.24 BoP, current US$ per person 8.5 BoP, current US$ per person Senegal
2010s 2.55 BoP, current US$ per person 4.29 BoP, current US$ per person 1.74 BoP, current US$ per person Senegal
2020s 0.6266 BoP, current US$ per person 3.88 BoP, current US$ per person 3.25 BoP, current US$ per person Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Burkina Faso or Senegal?
Senegal, at 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Burkina Faso and Senegal?
0.18 BoP, current US$ per person, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 130th and Senegal ranks 128th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.