Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita was 61.34 US dollar per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Burkina Faso, 2005–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 61.34 US dollar per person for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 59.9% on the previous year and up 270.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 84.8 US dollar per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.81 US dollar per person, in 2016.
Burkina Faso ranks 159th 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.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31.29 US dollar per person | — |
| 2006 | 38.26 US dollar per person | +22.3% |
| 2007 | 69.22 US dollar per person | +80.9% |
| 2008 | 61.09 US dollar per person | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 82.29 US dollar per person | +34.7% |
| 2010 | 66.18 US dollar per person | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 57.83 US dollar per person | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 59.63 US dollar per person | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 35.37 US dollar per person | -40.7% |
| 2014 | 16.56 US dollar per person | -53.2% |
| 2015 | 13.88 US dollar per person | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 2.81 US dollar per person | -79.8% |
| 2017 | 82.51 US dollar per person | +2839.1% |
| 2018 | 79.39 US dollar per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 84.31 US dollar per person | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 84.8 US dollar per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 81.96 US dollar per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 12.19 US dollar per person | -85.1% |
| 2023 | 38.36 US dollar per person | +214.7% |
| 2024 | 61.34 US dollar per person | +59.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.43 US dollar per person | 31.29 US dollar per person | 82.29 US dollar per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 49.85 US dollar per person | 2.81 US dollar per person | 84.31 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.73 US dollar per person | 12.19 US dollar per person | 84.8 US dollar per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 156 Mauritania 83.34 US dollar per person
- 157 Madagascar 70.01 US dollar per person compare
- 158 Guinea 63.83 US dollar per person compare
- 160 Sierra Leone 50.14 US dollar per person compare
- 161 Niger 38.37 US dollar per person compare
- 162 Sudan 33.87 US dollar per person 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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Burkina Faso was 61.34 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8 US dollar per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.81 US dollar per person in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 159th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 270.4%. 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 Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets (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.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets 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
Reserve assets (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.