Burkina Faso vs Middle income: Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- Burkina Faso
- Middle income
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 14.8% against 2.7% in Middle income, a difference of 12.1%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 5.5 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Middle income ranks 24th of 169 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | -12.1% | 15.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 16.3% | 8.1% | Middle income |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 6.0% | 4.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 3.2% | 3.2% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Burkina Faso or Middle income?
- Burkina Faso, at 14.8% against 2.7% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Burkina Faso and Middle income?
- 12.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Middle income?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Middle income rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Middle income ranks 24th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.