Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per was 0.0989 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in Burkina Faso, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0989 million SLC per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0989 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 million SLC per person, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 66th of 194 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.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0018 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0052 million SLC per person | +188.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0036 million SLC per person | -29.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0045 million SLC per person | +25.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0064 million SLC per person | +41.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0038 million SLC per person | -39.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0042 million SLC per person | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0045 million SLC per person | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0048 million SLC per person | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0148 million SLC per person | +209.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0127 million SLC per person | -14.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0131 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0153 million SLC per person | +16.9% |
| 1983 | 0.016 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0156 million SLC per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.019 million SLC per person | +21.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0186 million SLC per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0191 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0188 million SLC per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0209 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0186 million SLC per person | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0214 million SLC per person | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0204 million SLC per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0196 million SLC per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0304 million SLC per person | +55.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0261 million SLC per person | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0284 million SLC per person | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0321 million SLC per person | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0334 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0308 million SLC per person | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0292 million SLC per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.026 million SLC per person | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0265 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0303 million SLC per person | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0333 million SLC per person | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0359 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0378 million SLC per person | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0448 million SLC per person | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0478 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0532 million SLC per person | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0622 million SLC per person | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0721 million SLC per person | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0827 million SLC per person | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0881 million SLC per person | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0705 million SLC per person | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0714 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0797 million SLC per person | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.086 million SLC per person | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0871 million SLC per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0845 million SLC per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0844 million SLC per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.09 million SLC per person | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0851 million SLC per person | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0921 million SLC per person | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0989 million SLC per person | +7.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0989 million SLC per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0939 million SLC per person, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0989 million SLC per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0989 million SLC per person, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +209.9% | 0.0048 million SLC per person | 0.0148 million SLC per person |
| 1971 | +188.3% | 0.0018 million SLC per person | 0.0052 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0054 million SLC per person | 0.0018 million SLC per person | 0.0148 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0169 million SLC per person | 0.0127 million SLC per person | 0.0209 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0261 million SLC per person | 0.0186 million SLC per person | 0.0334 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0365 million SLC per person | 0.026 million SLC per person | 0.0532 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0784 million SLC per person | 0.0622 million SLC per person | 0.0881 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0901 million SLC per person | 0.0844 million SLC per person | 0.0989 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 63 Niger 0.1025 million SLC per person compare
- 64 Qatar 0.1018 million SLC per person compare
- 65 Comoros 0.1015 million SLC per person compare
- 67 Burundi 0.0939 million SLC per person compare
- 68 Bangladesh 0.0885 million SLC per person compare
- 69 Central African Republic 0.0736 million SLC 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 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 fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in Burkina Faso?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in Burkina Faso was 0.0989 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0989 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per?
- Burkina Faso ranks 66th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. 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 Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.