Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square was 0.0131 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Burkina Faso, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Burkina Faso is 0.0131 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0141 million USD per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 167th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | +168.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -34.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | +104.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.004 million USD per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0082 million USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0071 million USD per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0083 million USD per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0094 million USD per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0102 million USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0111 million USD per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0128 million USD per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0136 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0141 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0127 million USD per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0131 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0131 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.007 million USD per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0131 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0172 million USD per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square 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 | +168.6% | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +104.9% | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0087 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0128 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0134 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0127 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0141 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 164 Suriname 0.0162 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 165 Burundi 0.0152 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 166 Yemen 0.0134 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 168 Solomon Islands 0.0129 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 169 Guyana 0.0129 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 170 Moldova 0.0115 million USD 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$) 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Burkina Faso?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Burkina Faso was 0.0131 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0141 million USD per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square?
- Burkina Faso ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, 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 US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.