Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 8.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Burkina Faso, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Burkina Faso is 8.6%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Burkina Faso peaked at 8.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 154th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.7% | — |
| 1971 | 4.0% | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 3.9% | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 4.2% | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 4.3% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 4.7% | +9.6% |
| 1976 | 4.9% | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 4.8% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 4.9% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 5.3% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 5.6% | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 6.2% | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 6.6% | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 6.7% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 6.7% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 7.1% | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 7.1% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 7.5% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -26.0% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +3.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 8.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 8.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.9%, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.3% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.3% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.5% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.4% | 8.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 151 Solomon Islands 8.7% compare
- 152 Azerbaijan 8.7% compare
- 153 Trinidad and Tobago 8.7% compare
- 155 Macau, China 8.6% compare
- 156 Samoa 8.4% compare
- 157 Algeria 8.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Burkina Faso
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 57.04 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -202.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -284.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Burkina Faso?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Burkina Faso was 8.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
- Burkina Faso ranks 154th out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Consumption of fixed capital represents the replacement value of capital used up in the process of production. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.