Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 5.17 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Burkina Faso, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Burkina Faso stood at 5.17 million USD.
The figure is down 78.0% on the previous year and down 91.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Burkina Faso peaked at 102.24 million USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, -43.12 million USD, in 2021.
That places Burkina Faso 133rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.5509 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 0.1335 million USD | -124.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1221 million USD | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 1.55 million USD | +1172.7% |
| 1994 | 6.84 million USD | +340.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2003 million USD | -97.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6549 million USD | +226.9% |
| 1997 | 1.05 million USD | +59.9% |
| 1998 | 5.26 million USD | +402.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1933 million USD | -96.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1671 million USD | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5975 million USD | +257.5% |
| 2002 | 1.72 million USD | +187.2% |
| 2003 | 1.92 million USD | +11.8% |
| 2004 | -8.95 million USD | -566.4% |
| 2005 | -0.1953 million USD | -97.8% |
| 2006 | 1.01 million USD | -615.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2253 million USD | -77.6% |
| 2008 | -0.2345 million USD | -204.1% |
| 2009 | 8.48 million USD | -3718.2% |
| 2010 | -3.53 million USD | -141.6% |
| 2011 | 102.24 million USD | -2995.2% |
| 2012 | 72.96 million USD | -28.6% |
| 2013 | 58.31 million USD | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 69.55 million USD | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 14.1 million USD | -79.7% |
| 2016 | 50.51 million USD | +258.1% |
| 2017 | 10.27 million USD | -79.7% |
| 2018 | 67.71 million USD | +559.4% |
| 2019 | 16.43 million USD | -75.7% |
| 2020 | -7.14 million USD | -143.4% |
| 2021 | -43.12 million USD | +504.0% |
| 2022 | 23.53 million USD | -154.6% |
| 2023 | 5.17 million USD | -78.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 5.17 million USD is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.33 million USD, 1.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 5.17 million USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3814 million USD, 13.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +3718.2% | -0.2345 million USD | 8.48 million USD |
| 2011 | +2995.2% | -3.53 million USD | 102.24 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.55 million USD | -0.5509 million USD | 6.84 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4737 million USD | -8.95 million USD | 8.48 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.85 million USD | -3.53 million USD | 102.24 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.39 million USD | -43.12 million USD | 23.53 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More economy & growth data for Burkina Faso
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0096 units per US$ 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 total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Burkina Faso?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Burkina Faso was 5.17 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 102.24 million USD in 2011.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.12 million USD in 2021.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Burkina Faso ranks 133rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.1%. 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 Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.