What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.

How does Burkina Faso rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Burkina Faso ranks 88th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso

Name: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Burkina Faso: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 8.6%

World rank

88th

of 195 countries

All-time high

0.0358 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1977

All-time low

0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2011

Years of data

1974–2024

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1974–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0358 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.

That places Burkina Faso 88th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1974 to 2024.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1974	0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1975	0.033 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+81.2%
1976	0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1977	0.0358 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
1978	0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-35.0%
1979	0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1980	0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.5%
1981	0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1982	0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.9%
1983	0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.8%
1984	0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1985	0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
1986	0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1987	0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1988	0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
1989	0.0214 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1990	0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.6%
1991	0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
1992	0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1993	0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1994	0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.2%
1995	0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.0%
1996	0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1997	0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1998	0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.7%
1999	0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
2000	0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
2001	0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
2002	0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2003	0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.7%
2004	0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
2005	0.0136 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2006	0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2007	0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2008	0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
2009	0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2010	0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
2011	0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-68.6%
2012	0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+63.4%
2013	0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+94.9%
2014	0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2015	0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.7%
2016	0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2017	0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2018	0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2019	0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2020	0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2021	0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
2022	0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2023	0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2024	0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

Burkina Faso's 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Burkina Faso's 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP 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	+94.9%	0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1975	+81.2%	0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.033 current US$ per US$ of GDP
2012	+63.4%	0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP
2011	-68.6%	0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0358 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6
1980s	0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

85 Kazakhstan 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
86 Georgia 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
87 Australia 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
89 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
90 Mozambique 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
91 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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)

All data for Burkina Faso →

Frequently asked questions

What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso?: Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso was 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 0.0358 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
How does Burkina Faso rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Burkina Faso ranks 88th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/personal-remittances-paid-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/burkina-faso/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/personal-remittances-paid-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/burkina-faso/">Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Personal remittances, paid (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

Computed from

Personal remittances, paid IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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

Indicator: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 242 places, 9,632 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.