Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita was 280.8 US dollar per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Burkina Faso, 2005–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 280.8 US dollar per person for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Burkina Faso peaked at 509.96 US dollar per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.76 US dollar per person, in 2008.
Burkina Faso ranks 131st of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.89 US dollar per person | — |
| 2006 | 18.76 US dollar per person | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 31.31 US dollar per person | +66.9% |
| 2008 | 17.76 US dollar per person | -43.3% |
| 2009 | 24.77 US dollar per person | +39.5% |
| 2010 | 34.49 US dollar per person | +39.2% |
| 2011 | 193.79 US dollar per person | +461.9% |
| 2012 | 356.83 US dollar per person | +84.1% |
| 2013 | 354.42 US dollar per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 431.39 US dollar per person | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 509.96 US dollar per person | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 350.44 US dollar per person | -31.3% |
| 2017 | 332.01 US dollar per person | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 199.91 US dollar per person | -39.8% |
| 2019 | 228.46 US dollar per person | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 261.63 US dollar per person | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 259.79 US dollar per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 293.24 US dollar per person | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 283.65 US dollar per person | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 280.8 US dollar per person | -1.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 280.8 US dollar per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 67.36 US dollar per person, 4.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 280.8 US dollar per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 171.92 US dollar per person, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +461.9% | 34.49 US dollar per person | 193.79 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9 US dollar per person | 17.76 US dollar per person | 31.31 US dollar per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 299.17 US dollar per person | 34.49 US dollar per person | 509.96 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 275.82 US dollar per person | 259.79 US dollar per person | 293.24 US dollar per person | 5 |
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)
- Net financial flows, IDA 386.10 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, multilateral 446.76 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Burkina Faso?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Burkina Faso was 280.8 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 509.96 US dollar per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.76 US dollar per person in 2008.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 131st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.