How does Burkina Faso rank for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?

Burkina Faso ranks 76th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.

Is gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso

Name: Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso: Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1895 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.1895 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 3.9%

World rank

76th

of 163 countries

All-time high

0.4209 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1973

All-time low

0.1305 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1980

Years of data

1965–2025

Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1965–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 0.1895 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.4209 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.1305 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1980.

Burkina Faso ranks 76th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.

Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1965 to 2025.
Year	constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1965	0.2573 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1966	0.2508 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1967	0.2261 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1968	0.2333 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1969	0.2707 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.0%
1970	0.2944 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1971	0.3944 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.9%
1972	0.4194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1973	0.4209 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1974	0.4185 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1975	0.3315 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
1976	0.3219 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1977	0.2535 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.2%
1978	0.2009 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
1979	0.141 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.8%
1980	0.1305 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1981	0.1414 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1982	0.1872 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.4%
1983	0.1893 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1984	0.2109 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
1985	0.3507 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+66.3%
1986	0.2356 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.8%
1987	0.1924 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
1988	0.1871 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1989	0.197 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1990	0.168 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.7%
1991	0.1897 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.0%
1992	0.159 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.2%
1993	0.1684 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1994	0.3552 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+111.0%
1995	0.2607 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.6%
1996	0.2711 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1997	0.3363 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.1%
1998	0.2833 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.8%
1999	0.2014 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.9%
2000	0.2034 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2001	0.2017 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2002	0.1806 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
2003	0.1651 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
2004	0.1508 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2005	0.1683 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
2006	0.1527 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2007	0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2008	0.1432 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2009	0.15 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2010	0.1701 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
2011	0.1579 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2012	0.1841 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.6%
2013	0.1685 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2014	0.1448 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
2015	0.1941 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.0%
2016	0.2062 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
2017	0.2109 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
2018	0.2075 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2019	0.2287 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
2020	0.2037 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
2021	0.172 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
2022	0.2068 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.3%
2023	0.1974 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2024	0.1971 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2025	0.1895 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2476 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2261 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2707 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	5
1970s	0.3196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.141 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4209 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2022 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1305 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3507 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2393 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.159 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3552 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1663 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1432 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2034 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1873 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1448 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2287 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1944 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.172 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2068 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6

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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)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso?: Gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso was 0.1895 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 0.4209 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1973.
What is the lowest gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1305 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.
How does Burkina Faso rank for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?: Burkina Faso ranks 76th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 203 places, 8,385 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 05 September 2026

Gross capital formation (constant 2015 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.