Net acquisition of financial assets in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Net acquisition of financial assets was 1.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Burkina Faso, 2002–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, net acquisition of financial assets in Burkina Faso stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of up 208.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.4%, in 2007.
That places Burkina Faso 61st out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -1.9% | — |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -159.2% |
| 2004 | -0.9% | -181.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -189.6% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | -114.7% |
| 2007 | -5.4% | +4509.5% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -127.6% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -79.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -94.3% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +6758.9% |
| 2013 | -1.0% | -178.7% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -197.5% |
| 2015 | -1.0% | -205.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -235.8% |
| 2017 | -0.8% | -153.5% |
| 2018 | -0.5% | -35.4% |
| 2019 | -0.3% | -41.0% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | -96.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -18383.3% |
| 2022 | -1.7% | -181.4% |
| 2023 | -0.9% | -47.8% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -208.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 270.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net acquisition of financial assets 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +18383.3% | -0.0% | 2.1% |
| 2012 | +6758.9% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| 2007 | -4509.5% | -0.1% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.4% | -5.4% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -1.7% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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 net acquisition of financial assets in Burkina Faso?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Burkina Faso was 1.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.4% in 2007.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Burkina Faso ranks 61st out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.