Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita was 53.5 US dollar per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US) in Burkina Faso, 2005–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Burkina Faso is 53.5 US dollar per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 143.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Burkina Faso peaked at 92.86 US dollar per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.49 US dollar per person, in 2008.
Burkina Faso ranks 151st of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 16.23 US dollar per person | — |
| 2006 | 6.75 US dollar per person | -58.4% |
| 2007 | 9.27 US dollar per person | +37.4% |
| 2008 | 6.49 US dollar per person | -30.0% |
| 2009 | 8.32 US dollar per person | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 14.65 US dollar per person | +76.2% |
| 2011 | 17.68 US dollar per person | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 19.83 US dollar per person | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 92.86 US dollar per person | +368.2% |
| 2014 | 22.01 US dollar per person | -76.3% |
| 2015 | 18.55 US dollar per person | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 38.69 US dollar per person | +108.6% |
| 2017 | 46.27 US dollar per person | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 40.99 US dollar per person | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 34.23 US dollar per person | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 42.98 US dollar per person | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 48.01 US dollar per person | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 56 US dollar per person | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 56.1 US dollar per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 53.5 US dollar per person | -4.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 53.5 US dollar per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 53.5 US dollar per person, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 53.5 US dollar per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75.33 US dollar per person, 71% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +368.2% | 19.83 US dollar per person | 92.86 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.41 US dollar per person | 6.49 US dollar per person | 16.23 US dollar per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.58 US dollar per person | 14.65 US dollar per person | 92.86 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.32 US dollar per person | 42.98 US dollar per person | 56.1 US dollar per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0096 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 11.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 8.04 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Burkina Faso?
- Other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Burkina Faso was 53.5 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 92.86 US dollar per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.49 US dollar per person in 2008.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 151st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.0%. 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 Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits International Monetary Fund
- 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
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.