Gross domestic savings in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross domestic savings was 22.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic savings in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic savings in Burkina Faso is 22.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.4% on the previous year and up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Burkina Faso peaked at 22.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, -2.9%, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic savings in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.4% | — |
| 1961 | 5.2% | +18.3% |
| 1962 | 5.5% | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 5.7% | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 7.7% | +36.0% |
| 1965 | 8.7% | +13.0% |
| 1966 | 8.0% | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 5.7% | -29.5% |
| 1968 | 6.1% | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 5.8% | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 6.6% | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 7.8% | +18.2% |
| 1972 | 10.0% | +27.7% |
| 1973 | 11.9% | +19.2% |
| 1974 | 17.7% | +49.0% |
| 1975 | 8.7% | -50.7% |
| 1976 | 12.3% | +41.1% |
| 1977 | 5.1% | -58.4% |
| 1978 | 6.0% | +16.3% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | -45.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -82.9% |
| 1981 | -0.3% | -154.6% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | -986.8% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | +33.5% |
| 1984 | 4.5% | +23.4% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -58.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -91.6% |
| 1987 | 2.5% | +1502.9% |
| 1988 | 2.7% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 5.5% | +107.5% |
| 1990 | 5.4% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +53.8% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 7.7% | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | +111.2% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | -29.9% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | -31.1% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | +47.0% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | -23.7% |
| 1999 | -1.3% | -114.1% |
| 2000 | -2.9% | +129.0% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | -99.2% |
| 2002 | -0.1% | +439.7% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -2814.6% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -49.0% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +70.8% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +76.3% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +91.8% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -30.6% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +15.7% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | +22.8% |
| 2025 | 22.2% | +20.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 22.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.7%, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 22.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.7%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +2814.6% | -0.1% | 3.5% |
| 1987 | +1502.9% | 0.2% | 2.5% |
| 1982 | +986.8% | -0.3% | 2.7% |
| 2002 | -439.7% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 4.4% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.9% | 3.3% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | -0.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | -1.3% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | -2.9% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 12.5% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 13.0% | 22.2% | 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Burkina Faso?
- Gross domestic savings in Burkina Faso was 22.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.9% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross domestic savings?
- Burkina Faso ranks 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.