Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency was 0.0194 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Burkina Faso, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Burkina Faso is 0.0194 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0214 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 64th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1978 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +61.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0199 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0193 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0194 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0087 units per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0194 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.028 units per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +61.0% | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre |
| 1975 | -26.1% | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 61 Djibouti 0.022 units per square kilometre compare
- 62 Serbia 0.0214 units per square kilometre compare
- 63 Israel 0.0197 units per square kilometre compare
- 65 North Macedonia 0.0174 units per square kilometre compare
- 66 Algeria 0.0163 units per square kilometre compare
- 67 China 0.0158 units per square kilometre 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, current prices, domestic currency in Burkina Faso?
- Capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Burkina Faso was 0.0194 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0214 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency?
- Burkina Faso ranks 64th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.