Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0128 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso is 0.0128 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0131 million USD per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 165th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +194.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | +237.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1987 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1988 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1995 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 2008 | 0.006 million USD per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 million USD per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0093 million USD per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0102 million USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0115 million USD per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0083 million USD per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0108 million USD per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0111 million USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0115 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0131 million USD per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0112 million USD per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0128 million USD per square kilometre | +13.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0128 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0128 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0176 million USD per square kilometre, 73% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre 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 | +237.4% | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +194.4% | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0099 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0074 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0121 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0112 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0131 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 162 Sierra Leone 0.0176 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 163 Gabon 0.0136 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 164 Solomon Islands 0.0136 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 166 Guinea 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 167 Guyana 0.0113 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 168 Congo 0.0113 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$) 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.0128 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0131 million USD per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 165th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 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$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 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$ 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.