Electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Electricity, gas and water supply, value added was 35.08 billion current LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising
Electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Burkina Faso, 1999–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Burkina Faso stood at 35.08 billion current LCU.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and up 85.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Burkina Faso peaked at 45.41 billion current LCU in 2009 and was at its lowest, 18.88 billion current LCU, in 2001.
Burkina Faso ranks 16th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.71 billion current LCU | — |
| 2000 | 20.73 billion current LCU | -19.3% |
| 2001 | 18.88 billion current LCU | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 27.89 billion current LCU | +47.7% |
| 2003 | 32.23 billion current LCU | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 32.02 billion current LCU | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 32.07 billion current LCU | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 25.47 billion current LCU | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 35.28 billion current LCU | +38.5% |
| 2008 | 40.54 billion current LCU | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 45.41 billion current LCU | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 41.57 billion current LCU | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 35.08 billion current LCU | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.71 billion current LCU | 25.71 billion current LCU | 25.71 billion current LCU | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.05 billion current LCU | 18.88 billion current LCU | 45.41 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.32 billion current LCU | 35.08 billion current LCU | 41.57 billion current LCU | 2 |
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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)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1781 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 204.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 103.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 118,907 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 4.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.139 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Burkina Faso?
- Electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Burkina Faso was 35.08 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest electricity, gas and water supply, value added recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 45.41 billion current LCU in 2009.
- What is the lowest electricity, gas and water supply, value added recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.88 billion current LCU in 2001.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for electricity, gas and water supply, value added?
- Burkina Faso ranks 16th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is electricity, gas and water supply, value added rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Electricity, gas and water supply, value added (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value added in gas, electricity and water is defined as the value of output of the ‘Electricity, Gas and Water supply' industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Gas, electricity and water is a subset of industry (ISIC 40-41). Data are in current local currency.