Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations was 1,133 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Burkina Faso, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1,133 US dollar per square kilometre for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in 2023.
The figure is down 27.8% on the previous year and down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Burkina Faso peaked at 5,660 US dollar per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 187.19 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2005.
Burkina Faso ranks 144th of 165 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, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 187.19 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 331.99 US dollar per square kilometre | +77.4% |
| 2007 | 481.32 US dollar per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2008 | 316.11 US dollar per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 2009 | 303.07 US dollar per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 712.94 US dollar per square kilometre | +135.2% |
| 2011 | 957.15 US dollar per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 2012 | 968.41 US dollar per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 5,660 US dollar per square kilometre | +484.5% |
| 2014 | 1,004 US dollar per square kilometre | -82.3% |
| 2015 | 685.21 US dollar per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 2016 | 1,537 US dollar per square kilometre | +124.3% |
| 2017 | 1,947 US dollar per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2018 | 1,415 US dollar per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2019 | 637.84 US dollar per square kilometre | -54.9% |
| 2020 | 784.85 US dollar per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 1,061 US dollar per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 2022 | 1,568 US dollar per square kilometre | +47.7% |
| 2023 | 1,133 US dollar per square kilometre | -27.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1,133 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,340 US dollar per square kilometre, 84% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1,133 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,195 US dollar per square kilometre, 52% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 323.94 US dollar per square kilometre | 187.19 US dollar per square kilometre | 481.32 US dollar per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,553 US dollar per square kilometre | 637.84 US dollar per square kilometre | 5,660 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,137 US dollar per square kilometre | 784.85 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,568 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 141 Tanzania, United Republic of 1,384 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 142 Afghanistan 1,340 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 143 Brazil 1,195 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 145 Benin 1,097 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 146 Mozambique 1,069 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 147 Côte d'Ivoire 922.62 US dollar per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for Burkina Faso
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.9818 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Burkina Faso?
- Other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Burkina Faso was 1,133 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 5,660 US dollar per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 187.19 US dollar per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations?
- Burkina Faso ranks 144th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. 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, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 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.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations 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
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 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.