Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Burkina Faso is 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.7% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 6.14 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, -21.31 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2007.
That places Burkina Faso 130th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0631 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.1106 BoP, current US$ per person | +75.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0398 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0576 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1168 BoP, current US$ per person | +103.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0532 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per person | -91.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per person | +645.8% |
| 1983 | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per person | -87.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per person | +191.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0127 BoP, current US$ per person | +160.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per person | +52.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0878 BoP, current US$ per person | +354.6% |
| 1990 | -0.0602 BoP, current US$ per person | -168.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per person | -123.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0127 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1574 BoP, current US$ per person | +1141.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6761 BoP, current US$ per person | +329.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per person | -97.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0615 BoP, current US$ per person | +218.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0957 BoP, current US$ per person | +55.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4684 BoP, current US$ per person | +389.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per person | -96.4% |
| 2000 | 0.014 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0486 BoP, current US$ per person | +246.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1353 BoP, current US$ per person | +178.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1466 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2004 | -0.6628 BoP, current US$ per person | -552.0% |
| 2005 | 1.28 BoP, current US$ per person | -292.4% |
| 2006 | 3.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +169.0% |
| 2007 | -21.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -720.9% |
| 2008 | -4.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -78.1% |
| 2009 | -0.9363 BoP, current US$ per person | -79.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0422 BoP, current US$ per person | -104.5% |
| 2011 | 6.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +14449.7% |
| 2012 | 4.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.9% |
| 2013 | 3.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.4% |
| 2014 | 3.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7512 BoP, current US$ per person | -80.3% |
| 2016 | 2.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +247.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5162 BoP, current US$ per person | -80.2% |
| 2018 | 3.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +541.9% |
| 2019 | 0.784 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.3% |
| 2020 | -0.3324 BoP, current US$ per person | -142.4% |
| 2021 | -1.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +489.8% |
| 2022 | 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -153.3% |
| 2023 | 1.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +87.3% |
| 2024 | 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0735 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0398 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1168 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0174 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0878 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1462 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0602 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6761 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0422 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6266 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 127 Malawi 2.61 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 128 Senegal 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 129 Comoros 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 131 Kyrgyzstan 2.41 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 132 Cameroon 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 133 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.81 BoP, current US$ per person 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 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$) 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1781 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Burkina Faso was 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 6.14 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.31 BoP, current US$ per person in 2007.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 130th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.