Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per was 7.75 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in Burkina Faso, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 7.75 million SLC per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in Burkina Faso peaked at 7.75 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0366 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 68th 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0366 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1075 million SLC per square kilometre | +193.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0769 million SLC per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0979 million SLC per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1408 million SLC per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0865 million SLC per square kilometre | -38.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0974 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1051 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1149 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3656 million SLC per square kilometre | +218.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3224 million SLC per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3417 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4106 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4414 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4437 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5544 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5607 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5906 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5972 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6811 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6221 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7347 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7193 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7056 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.12 million SLC per square kilometre | +59.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9905 million SLC per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 1.11 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 1.28 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 1.37 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 1.3 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 1.27 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.17 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 1.23 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.45 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 1.64 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 1.83 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 1.99 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 2.43 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 2.67 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 3.05 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 3.68 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 4.39 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 5.19 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 5.7 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 4.7 million SLC per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 4.9 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 5.63 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 6.26 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 6.51 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 6.47 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.63 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 7.24 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 7 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 7.75 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 7.75 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.31 million SLC per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 7.75 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.96 million SLC per square kilometre, 2.0× 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 | +218.0% | 0.1149 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3656 million SLC per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +193.3% | 0.0366 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1075 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1229 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0366 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3656 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4944 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3224 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.6811 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9964 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.6221 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.37 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.17 million SLC per square kilometre | 3.05 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.34 million SLC per square kilometre | 3.68 million SLC per square kilometre | 6.51 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.15 million SLC per square kilometre | 6.63 million SLC per square kilometre | 7.75 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 65 Gabon 8.28 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 66 Thailand 8.06 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 67 Aruba 7.79 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 69 Congo 6.83 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 70 Bahrain 6.01 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 71 Luxembourg 5.54 million SLC per square kilometre 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 7.75 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, 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 7.75 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0366 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per?
- Burkina Faso ranks 68th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.