Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita was 62.38 current US$ per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 62.38 current US$ per person for net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 80.65 current US$ per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0419 current US$ per person, in 1960.
Burkina Faso ranks 82nd of 170 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.
Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0419 current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2785 current US$ per person | +565.3% |
| 1962 | 0.9005 current US$ per person | +223.4% |
| 1963 | 0.8291 current US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 3.04 current US$ per person | +266.3% |
| 1965 | 3.35 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 3.22 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 3.68 current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 1968 | 4.21 current US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 1969 | 4.35 current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 3.92 current US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 5.04 current US$ per person | +28.7% |
| 1972 | 5.91 current US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 1973 | 9.62 current US$ per person | +62.9% |
| 1974 | 15.99 current US$ per person | +66.1% |
| 1975 | 14.4 current US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 12.72 current US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 1977 | 16.97 current US$ per person | +33.4% |
| 1978 | 23.8 current US$ per person | +40.3% |
| 1979 | 29 current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 1980 | 30.22 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 30.09 current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 28.64 current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 23.99 current US$ per person | -16.2% |
| 1984 | 23.54 current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 23.56 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 32.68 current US$ per person | +38.7% |
| 1987 | 31.71 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 33.01 current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 29.74 current US$ per person | -9.9% |
| 1990 | 35.65 current US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 1991 | 44.67 current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 1992 | 45.01 current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 47.51 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 42.78 current US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 47.22 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 39.34 current US$ per person | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 33.76 current US$ per person | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 35.6 current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 34.45 current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 15.08 current US$ per person | -56.2% |
| 2001 | 31.8 current US$ per person | +110.9% |
| 2002 | 34.72 current US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 41.34 current US$ per person | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 47.95 current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 50.11 current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 62.65 current US$ per person | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 63.63 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 65.56 current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 68.98 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 52.29 current US$ per person | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 58.94 current US$ per person | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 67.1 current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 59.06 current US$ per person | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 61.62 current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 53.17 current US$ per person | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 53.24 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 44.84 current US$ per person | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 58.1 current US$ per person | +29.6% |
| 2019 | 52.89 current US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 80.65 current US$ per person | +52.5% |
| 2021 | 73.27 current US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 61.86 current US$ per person | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 62.38 current US$ per person | +0.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 62.38 current US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 62.38 current US$ per person, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 62.38 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.5 current US$ per person, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +565.3% | 0.0419 current US$ per person | 0.2785 current US$ per person |
| 1964 | +266.3% | 0.8291 current US$ per person | 3.04 current US$ per person |
| 1962 | +223.4% | 0.2785 current US$ per person | 0.9005 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.39 current US$ per person | 0.0419 current US$ per person | 4.35 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.74 current US$ per person | 3.92 current US$ per person | 29 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.72 current US$ per person | 23.54 current US$ per person | 33.01 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.6 current US$ per person | 33.76 current US$ per person | 47.51 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.18 current US$ per person | 15.08 current US$ per person | 68.98 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.13 current US$ per person | 44.84 current US$ per person | 67.1 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.54 current US$ per person | 61.86 current US$ per person | 80.65 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 79 Papua New Guinea 66.52 current US$ per person compare
- 80 Antigua and Barbuda 66.45 current US$ per person compare
- 81 Bolivia 62.43 current US$ per person compare
- 83 Kyrgyzstan 62.05 current US$ per person compare
- 84 Congo 61.06 current US$ per person compare
- 85 Chad 58.9 current US$ per person compare
More aid effectiveness data for Burkina Faso
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 10.53 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 32.29 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 43.93 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 100.33 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 40.77 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 62.61 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 54.52 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 209,629 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 9.23 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 20.57 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita in Burkina Faso was 62.38 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 80.65 current US$ per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0419 current US$ per person in 1960.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 82nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net official development assistance received (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net official development assistance received (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net official development assistance received Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net official development assistance received (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.