Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 5.17 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
5.17 million USD
Change on year
down 78.0%
World rank
123rd
of 168 countries
All-time high
102.24 million USD
in 2011
All-time low
-43.12 million USD
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Burkina Faso, 1990–2023

-500501001990200620231990: -0.551 million USD1991: 0.134 million USD1992: 0.122 million USD1993: 1.6 million USD1994: 6.8 million USD1995: 0.2 million USD1996: 0.655 million USD1997: 1 million USD1998: 5.3 million USD1999: 0.193 million USD2000: 0.167 million USD2001: 0.598 million USD2002: 1.7 million USD2003: 1.9 million USD2004: -8.9 million USD2005: -0.195 million USD2006: 1 million USD2007: 0.225 million USD2008: -0.234 million USD2009: 8.5 million USD2010: -3.5 million USD2011: 102.2 million USD2012: 73 million USD2013: 58.3 million USD2014: 69.5 million USD2015: 14.1 million USD2016: 50.5 million USD2017: 10.3 million USD2018: 67.7 million USD2019: 16.4 million USD2020: -7.1 million USD2021: -43.1 million USD2022: 23.5 million USD2023: 5.2 million USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.

Analysis

In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$ 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$ in Burkina Faso peaked at 102.24 million USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, -43.12 million USD, in 2021.

Burkina Faso ranks 123rd of 168 countries on this measure, 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$ in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Burkina Faso, 1990 to 2023.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Burkina Faso?
Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Burkina Faso was 5.17 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 102.24 million USD in 2011.
What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ 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$?
Burkina Faso ranks 123rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
Is total fdi outflows — value us$ 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total FDI outflows — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
214 places, 6,077 data points, 1990–2023
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.