Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 51.35 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
51.35
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
101st
of 177 countries
All-time high
68.49
in 1984
All-time low
34.81
in 1960
Years of data
60
1960–2019
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2019, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Burkina Faso stood at 51.35.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 68.49 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 34.81, in 1960.
That places Burkina Faso 101st out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 34.81 | — |
| 1961 | 41.66 | +19.7% |
| 1962 | 41.36 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 43.84 | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 44.8 | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 47.31 | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 49.35 | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 47.27 | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 47.11 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 48.22 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 49.37 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 50.16 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 43.91 | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 46.83 | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 46.19 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 48.05 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 50.48 | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 49.53 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 45.99 | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 47.4 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 53.63 | +13.1% |
| 1981 | 56.2 | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 60.16 | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 65.78 | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 68.49 | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 64.27 | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 60.8 | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 63.97 | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 64.31 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 65.52 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 67.19 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 62.37 | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 64.11 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 64.05 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 64.75 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 63.2 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 59.22 | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 58.42 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 57.83 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 57.35 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 59.2 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 57.7 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 57.78 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 55.64 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 54.91 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 52.92 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 52.27 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 52.93 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 52.5 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 52.64 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 51.19 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 50.55 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 49.74 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 49.86 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 51.82 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 52.04 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 51.13 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 50.11 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 50.03 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 51.35 | +2.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 51.35 is below the median for low income countries, which is 52.7, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 51.35 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.7, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.57 | 34.81 | 49.35 | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.79 | 43.91 | 50.48 | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.31 | 53.63 | 68.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.85 | 57.35 | 67.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.85 | 52.27 | 59.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.78 | 49.74 | 52.04 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 98 Guinea-Bissau 53.51 compare
- 99 Gambia 52.7 compare
- 100 Montenegro 51.55 compare
- 102 Iceland 51.25 compare
- 103 Benin 51.12 compare
- 104 Switzerland 50.98 compare
More public sector data for Burkina Faso
- Arms imports 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 94.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 43.47 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 23.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.02 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 69.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Burkina Faso?
- Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Burkina Faso was 51.35 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 68.49 in 1984.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.81 in 1960.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 101st out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.