Adjusted savings: gross savings in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 17.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Burkina Faso, 2005–2019
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2019, adjusted savings: gross savings in Burkina Faso stood at 17.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Burkina Faso peaked at 18.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2005.
That places Burkina Faso 122nd out of 178 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.9% | — |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | +61.1% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +40.3% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -20.2% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +0.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 17.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.3%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 17.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.7%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 5.9% | 11.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 12.4% | 18.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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: gross savings in Burkina Faso?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Burkina Faso was 17.8% in 2019, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Burkina Faso ranks 122nd out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. 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.