What is the lowest gross capital formation (constant lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?

The lowest recorded value was 77.13 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 1980.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 24th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.

Is gross capital formation (constant lcu), 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 LCU), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso

Name: Gross capital formation (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Burkina Faso: Gross capital formation (constant LCU), per unit of GDP was 112.06 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

112.06 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 3.9%

World rank

24th

of 170 countries

All-time high

248.84 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

in 1973

All-time low

77.13 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

in 1980

Years of data

1965–2025

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

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

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 112.06 constant LCU per US$ of GDP for gross capital formation (constant lcu), 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 lcu), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 248.84 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 1973 and was at its lowest, 77.13 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1980.

That places Burkina Faso 24th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Gross capital formation (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1965 to 2025.
Year	constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Change
1965	152.1 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	—
1966	148.26 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1967	133.68 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1968	137.94 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1969	160.03 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+16.0%
1970	174.07 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1971	233.16 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+33.9%
1972	247.94 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1973	248.84 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1974	247.41 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1975	195.97 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
1976	190.3 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1977	149.87 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-21.2%
1978	118.76 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
1979	83.38 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-29.8%
1980	77.13 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1981	83.6 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1982	110.65 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+32.4%
1983	111.9 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1984	124.66 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
1985	207.34 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+66.3%
1986	139.26 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-32.8%
1987	113.76 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
1988	110.62 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1989	116.46 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1990	99.31 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-14.7%
1991	112.18 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+13.0%
1992	93.99 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-16.2%
1993	99.53 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1994	209.98 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+111.0%
1995	154.1 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-26.6%
1996	160.26 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1997	198.83 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+24.1%
1998	167.51 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-15.8%
1999	119.09 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-28.9%
2000	120.22 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2001	119.27 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2002	106.8 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
2003	97.58 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
2004	89.13 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2005	99.52 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
2006	90.25 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2007	86.91 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2008	84.66 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2009	88.66 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2010	100.58 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
2011	93.33 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2012	108.87 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+16.6%
2013	99.63 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2014	85.6 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
2015	114.73 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+34.0%
2016	121.88 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
2017	124.66 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
2018	122.66 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2019	135.22 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
2020	120.46 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
2021	101.66 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
2022	122.28 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+20.3%
2023	116.73 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2024	116.55 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2025	112.06 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-3.9%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

Burkina Faso's 112.06 constant LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 66.88 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Burkina Faso's 112.06 constant LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.85 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, 3.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross capital formation (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 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
1994	+111.0%	99.53 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	209.98 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	146.4 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	133.68 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	160.03 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	5
1970s	188.97 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	83.38 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	248.84 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	119.54 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	77.13 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	207.34 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	141.48 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	93.99 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	209.98 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	98.3 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	84.66 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	120.22 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	110.72 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	85.6 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	135.22 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	114.96 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	101.66 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	122.28 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

21 Togo 128.12 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
22 Niger 118.32 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
23 Mali 114.13 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
25 Chad 99.78 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
26 Cameroon 93.1 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
27 Costa Rica 91.98 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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)

All data for Burkina Faso →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross capital formation (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso?: Gross capital formation (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso was 112.06 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross capital formation (constant lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 248.84 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 1973.
What is the lowest gross capital formation (constant lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 77.13 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 1980.
How does Burkina Faso rank for gross capital formation (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?: Burkina Faso ranks 24th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross capital formation (constant lcu), 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 LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 61 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gross capital formation (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/gross-capital-formation-constant-lcu-per-unit-of-gdp/burkina-faso/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/gross-capital-formation-constant-lcu-per-unit-of-gdp/burkina-faso/">Gross capital formation (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Gross capital formation (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Gross capital formation (constant LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)

Computed from

Gross capital formation Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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

Indicator: Gross capital formation (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant LCU per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 7,061 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

Gross capital formation (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.