Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0002 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.0002 million USD per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0002 million USD per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 million USD per person, in 1970.
That places Burkina Faso 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 million USD per person | +164.0% |
| 1972 | 0 million USD per person | -35.7% |
| 1973 | 0 million USD per person | +16.9% |
| 1974 | 0 million USD per person | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 0 million USD per person | -13.3% |
| 1976 | 0 million USD per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0 million USD per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0 million USD per person | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +99.7% |
| 1980 | 0 million USD per person | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 0 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0 million USD per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0 million USD per person | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 0 million USD per person | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +38.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 0 million USD per person | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per person | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0 million USD per person | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +1.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0002 million USD per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0001 million USD per person, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0002 million USD per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 million USD per person, 59% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +164.0% | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person |
| 1979 | +99.7% | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 176 Moldova 0.0002 million USD per person compare
- 177 Sierra Leone 0.0002 million USD per person compare
- 178 Zimbabwe 0.0002 million USD per person compare
- 180 Pakistan 0.0002 million USD per person compare
- 181 Chad 0.0001 million USD per person compare
- 182 South Sudan 0.0001 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Burkina Faso
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$) 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0002 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 million USD per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.