Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was -0.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Burkina Faso, 1970–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Burkina Faso is -0.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 260.6% on the previous year and down 134.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.9%, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 185th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1% | — |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +137.6% |
| 1972 | -0.1% | -158.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | -639.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | -45.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -91.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +557.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | +109.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -82.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -98.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +13095.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -18.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -7.5% |
| 1985 | -0.1% | -180.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -267.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -63.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +152.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +52.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -93.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +22.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +410.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +875.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -57.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +52.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -36.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -60.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +48.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +232.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -74.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +111.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +48.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -57.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +222.3% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +51.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -77.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +23.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +70.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -35.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +209.7% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +120.2% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +39.1% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -29.7% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +55.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -99.4% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +9162.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -39.8% |
| 2020 | -0.6% | -154.8% |
| 2021 | -0.4% | -27.2% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -986.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -84.9% |
| 2024 | -0.9% | -260.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's -0.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.1%. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's -0.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.3%. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +13095.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2018 | +9162.5% | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| 2022 | +986.0% | -0.4% | 3.6% |
| 1994 | +875.8% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | -0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | -0.9% | 3.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 182 South Africa -0.5% compare
- 183 Iceland -0.5% compare
- 184 Papua New Guinea -0.6% compare
- 186 Switzerland -1.2% compare
- 187 Yemen -1.3% compare
- 188 Netherlands -1.4% 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 foreign direct investment, net inflows in Burkina Faso?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Burkina Faso was -0.9% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Burkina Faso ranks 185th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 134.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.