How does Burkina Faso rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?

Burkina Faso ranks 102nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.

Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Burkina Faso?

Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Burkina Faso

Name: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Burkina Faso
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Burkina Faso: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 9.9%

World rank

102nd

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2011

All-time low

-0.0414 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2007

Years of data

1974–2024

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Burkina Faso, 1974–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2024.

The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.0414 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2007.

Burkina Faso ranks 102nd of 191 countries on this measure, 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$) … unit in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1974 to 2024.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1974	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1975	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+43.0%
1976	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-64.6%
1977	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.8%
1978	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+59.5%
1979	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-60.5%
1980	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-92.4%
1981	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
1982	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+676.0%
1983	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-85.7%
1984	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-63.5%
1985	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+182.1%
1986	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1987	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+130.2%
1988	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+41.9%
1989	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+366.9%
1990	-0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-159.3%
1991	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-124.0%
1992	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
1993	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1235.2%
1994	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+643.6%
1995	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-97.7%
1996	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+200.7%
1997	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+68.9%
1998	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+338.9%
1999	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-97.0%
2000	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2001	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+232.6%
2002	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+152.9%
2003	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
2004	-0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-505.6%
2005	0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-276.1%
2006	0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+160.5%
2007	-0.0414 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-649.6%
2008	-0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-81.8%
2009	-0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-79.3%
2010	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-104.3%
2011	0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12441.5%
2012	0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.5%
2013	0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.3%
2014	0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.0%
2015	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-76.1%
2016	0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+230.2%
2017	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-81.5%
2018	0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+485.4%
2019	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-75.9%
2020	-0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-139.3%
2021	-0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+443.5%
2022	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-157.7%
2023	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+77.5%
2024	0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.9%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

Burkina Faso's 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Burkina Faso's 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit 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
2011	+12441.5%	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1993	+1235.2%	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6
1980s	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	-0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0414 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

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101 Mauritius 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
103 Barbados 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
104 Bolivia 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
105 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0096 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 11.01 units per person (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 8.04 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Burkina Faso?: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Burkina Faso was 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was -0.0414 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
How does Burkina Faso rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Burkina Faso ranks 102nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Burkina Faso?: Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.