Net official development assistance received in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Net official development assistance received was 1.11 billion current US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
Net official development assistance received in Burkina Faso, 1990–2018
Source: Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Development Co-operation Report, a. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net official development assistance received in Burkina Faso is 1.11 billion current US$, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.6% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance received in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.15 billion current US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 179.78 million current US$, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 33rd out of 170 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Net official development assistance received in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 326.53 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 419.65 million current US$ | +28.5% |
| 1992 | 433.38 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 468.99 million current US$ | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 433.10 million current US$ | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 490.45 million current US$ | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 419.24 million current US$ | -14.5% |
| 1997 | 369.11 million current US$ | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 400.12 million current US$ | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 398.76 million current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 179.78 million current US$ | -54.9% |
| 2001 | 390.94 million current US$ | +117.5% |
| 2002 | 440.27 million current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 540.84 million current US$ | +22.8% |
| 2004 | 647.38 million current US$ | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 698.19 million current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 900.55 million current US$ | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 942.72 million current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.00 billion current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 1.08 billion current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.04 billion current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 981.98 million current US$ | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.15 billion current US$ | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 1.05 billion current US$ | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 1.12 billion current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 998.39 million current US$ | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 billion current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 891.61 million current US$ | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 1.11 billion current US$ | +24.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.11 billion current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.12 billion current US$, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.11 billion current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 673.12 million current US$, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance received in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +117.5% | 179.78 million current US$ | 390.94 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 415.93 million current US$ | 326.53 million current US$ | 490.45 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 682.48 million current US$ | 179.78 million current US$ | 1.08 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 billion current US$ | 891.61 million current US$ | 1.15 billion current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More external debt data for Burkina Faso
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 33.88 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 1.44 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0015 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 41.9 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.4% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 320.83 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 13.62 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0139 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 641.04 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance received in Burkina Faso?
- Net official development assistance received in Burkina Faso was 1.11 billion current US$ in 2018, according to Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Development Co-operation Report, a.
- What is the highest net official development assistance received recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 billion current US$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance received recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 179.78 million current US$ in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for net official development assistance received?
- Burkina Faso ranks 33rd out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
- Is net official development assistance received rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Development Co-operation Report, a, published as part of Net official development assistance received (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent). Data are in current U.S. dollars.