Current transfers, payments (BoP, current US$) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Current transfers, payments (BoP, current US$) was 110.27 million BoP, current US$ in 2010. ▲ Rising
Current transfers, payments in Burkina Faso, 2005–2010
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current transfers, payments in Burkina Faso is 110.27 million BoP, current US$, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 18th out of 39 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
Current transfers, payments (BoP, current US$) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 73.67 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 77.89 million BoP, current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 84.60 million BoP, current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 91.72 million BoP, current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 91.90 million BoP, current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 110.27 million BoP, current US$ | +20.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 110.27 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 74.49 million BoP, current US$, 1.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 110.27 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.06 million BoP, current US$, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.95 million BoP, current US$ | 73.67 million BoP, current US$ | 91.90 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 110.27 million BoP, current US$ | 110.27 million BoP, current US$ | 110.27 million BoP, current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 15 Cameroon 188.34 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 16 Mali 163.28 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Mozambique 159.70 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 19 Tanzania 92.70 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 20 Cape Verde 92.17 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 21 Eswatini 83.06 million BoP, current US$ compare
More trade data for Burkina Faso
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 119.96 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 101.72 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.48 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 87.51 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.8 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 66.25 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.7158 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 7.03 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 4.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current transfers, payments in Burkina Faso?
- Current transfers, payments in Burkina Faso was 110.27 million BoP, current US$ in 2010, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest current transfers, payments recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 110.27 million BoP, current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest current transfers, payments recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.67 million BoP, current US$ in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for current transfers, payments?
- Burkina Faso ranks 18th out of 39 countries with data for 2010.
- Is current transfers, payments rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Current transfers, payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current transfers comprise transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Data are in current U.S. dollars.