Foreign direct investment in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Foreign direct investment was 0.4% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment in Burkina Faso, 2005–2010
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.4% for foreign direct investment in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.3% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 36th out of 41 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Foreign direct investment in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.6% | — |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +744.9% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -75.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -31.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -51.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.1%, 10% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.0%, 10% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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- 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 foreign direct investment in Burkina Faso?
- Foreign direct investment in Burkina Faso was 0.4% in 2010, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for foreign direct investment?
- Burkina Faso ranks 36th out of 41 countries with data for 2010.
- Is foreign direct investment rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Foreign direct investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.