Net official development assistance received (% of gross capital) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Net official development assistance received (% of gross capital) was 40.4% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Net official development assistance received in Burkina Faso, 1960–2011
Source: Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank GCF estimates. Measured in % of gross capital formation.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 40.4% for net official development assistance received in 2011.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and down 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance received in Burkina Faso peaked at 104.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1960.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Net official development assistance received (% of gross capital) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of gross capital formation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7% | — |
| 1961 | 4.5% | +527.0% |
| 1962 | 13.4% | +200.9% |
| 1963 | 11.9% | -10.9% |
| 1964 | 38.9% | +226.2% |
| 1965 | 46.9% | +20.4% |
| 1966 | 48.7% | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 54.3% | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 59.9% | +10.4% |
| 1969 | 52.2% | -12.8% |
| 1970 | 46.7% | -10.5% |
| 1971 | 40.1% | -14.1% |
| 1972 | 34.3% | -14.4% |
| 1973 | 40.9% | +19.1% |
| 1974 | 50.2% | +22.9% |
| 1975 | 40.8% | -18.9% |
| 1976 | 35.8% | -12.1% |
| 1977 | 49.3% | +37.7% |
| 1978 | 58.0% | +17.8% |
| 1979 | 68.4% | +17.9% |
| 1980 | 72.1% | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 85.6% | +18.8% |
| 1982 | 66.8% | -21.9% |
| 1983 | 66.1% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 88.5% | +33.9% |
| 1985 | 52.9% | -40.2% |
| 1986 | 65.6% | +24.0% |
| 1987 | 58.9% | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 58.3% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 49.7% | -14.8% |
| 1990 | 55.7% | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 100.2% | +59.1% |
| 1993 | 103.2% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 84.0% | -18.6% |
| 1995 | 86.1% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 64.9% | -24.6% |
| 1997 | 55.0% | -15.3% |
| 1998 | 59.0% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 72.2% | +22.5% |
| 2000 | 41.1% | -43.1% |
| 2001 | 104.7% | +154.7% |
| 2002 | 78.2% | -25.3% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 61.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 74.2% | +40.9% |
| 2007 | 63.7% | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 47.3% | -25.8% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | -10.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 40.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 67.9%, 60% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 40.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.7%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance received (% of gross capital) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +527.0% | 0.7% | 4.5% |
| 1964 | +226.2% | 11.9% | 38.9% |
| 1962 | +200.9% | 4.5% | 13.4% |
| 2001 | +154.7% | 41.1% | 104.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.1% | 0.7% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.5% | 34.3% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.4% | 49.7% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.3% | 55.0% | 103.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 41.1% | 104.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 40.4% | 45.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More external debt data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 641.04 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 677.60 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 6.24 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 10.65 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 0 DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance received in Burkina Faso?
- Net official development assistance received in Burkina Faso was 40.4% in 2011, according to Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank GCF estimates.
- What is the highest net official development assistance received recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 104.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance received recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1960.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for net official development assistance received?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net official development assistance received rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.4%. 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, and World Bank GCF estimates, published as part of Net official development assistance received (% of gross capital formation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Aid includes both official development assistance (ODA) and official aid. Ratios are computed using values in U.S. dollars converted at official exchange rates.