Foreign aid and investments received in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Foreign aid and investments received was 1.59 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.59 billion millions of current united states dollars
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
50th
of 155 countries
All-time high
1.86 billion millions of current united states dollars
in 2020
All-time low
187.27 million millions of current united states dollars
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Foreign aid and investments received in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of current united states dollars.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.59 billion millions of current united states dollars for foreign aid and investments received in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid and investments received in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.86 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2020 and was at its lowest, 187.27 million millions of current united states dollars, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 50th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign aid and investments received in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | millions of current united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 187.27 million millions of current united states dollars | — |
| 2001 | 387.23 million millions of current united states dollars | +106.8% |
| 2002 | 454.92 million millions of current united states dollars | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 555.68 million millions of current united states dollars | +22.1% |
| 2004 | 680.59 million millions of current united states dollars | +22.5% |
| 2005 | 726.40 million millions of current united states dollars | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.00 billion millions of current united states dollars | +37.7% |
| 2007 | 891.22 million millions of current united states dollars | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 1.03 billion millions of current united states dollars | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 1.08 billion millions of current united states dollars | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 873.73 million millions of current united states dollars | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 1.03 billion millions of current united states dollars | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 1.19 billion millions of current united states dollars | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 1.03 billion millions of current united states dollars | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 1.21 billion millions of current united states dollars | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 1.01 billion millions of current united states dollars | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 1.41 billion millions of current united states dollars | +39.1% |
| 2017 | 929.06 million millions of current united states dollars | -33.9% |
| 2018 | 1.28 billion millions of current united states dollars | +37.5% |
| 2019 | 1.18 billion millions of current united states dollars | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.86 billion millions of current united states dollars | +58.0% |
| 2021 | 1.66 billion millions of current united states dollars | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 1.52 billion millions of current united states dollars | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 1.79 billion millions of current united states dollars | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 1.59 billion millions of current united states dollars | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 699.41 million millions of current united states dollars | 187.27 million millions of current united states dollars | 1.08 billion millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 billion millions of current united states dollars | 873.73 million millions of current united states dollars | 1.41 billion millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 billion millions of current united states dollars | 1.52 billion millions of current united states dollars | 1.86 billion millions of current united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 47 Lebanon 1.72 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 48 Uruguay 1.68 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 49 Malawi 1.65 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 51 Libya 1.58 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 52 Benin 1.55 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 53 Congo 1.53 billion millions of current united states dollars 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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 14.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1895 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 217.51 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 12.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3001 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 344.42 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 174.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid and investments received in Burkina Faso?
- Foreign aid and investments received in Burkina Faso was 1.59 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 187.27 million millions of current united states dollars in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for foreign aid and investments received?
- Burkina Faso ranks 50th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid and investments received rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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