Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square was 4,694 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
4,694 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
71st
of 168 countries
All-time high
8,967 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2006
All-time low
56.24 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Burkina Faso is 4,694 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Burkina Faso peaked at 8,967 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 56.24 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 71st of 168 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.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 56.24 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 166.08 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +195.3% |
| 1963 | 166.19 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 475.62 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +186.2% |
| 1965 | 533.02 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1966 | 522.3 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 559.53 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 598.33 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 607.81 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 564.83 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 714.79 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1972 | 833.67 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1973 | 1,001 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1974 | 1,501 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +49.9% |
| 1975 | 1,083 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1976 | 877.66 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1977 | 1,085 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1978 | 1,526 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 1979 | 2,038 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 1980 | 1,504 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1981 | 1,979 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 1982 | 1,800 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 1,455 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1984 | 1,626 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 1,605 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 1,742 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 1,514 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1988 | 1,682 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 1,501 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1990 | 1,642 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 1,932 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1992 | 1,916 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2,136 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 1,830 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 1,847 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1,796 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 1,782 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1,784 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,764 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1,888 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 2,009 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 2,128 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 2,487 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 2,497 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2,486 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 8,967 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +260.7% |
| 2007 | 3,086 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -65.6% |
| 2008 | 2,851 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 3,369 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 3,027 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 3,269 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 3,912 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 4,008 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 4,155 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 3,543 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 3,444 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 3,391 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 4,086 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 3,820 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 5,379 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 2021 | 5,321 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 4,794 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 4,694 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 4,694 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 4,304 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 4,694 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,090 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +260.7% | 2,486 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 8,967 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1962 | +195.3% | 56.24 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 166.08 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1964 | +186.2% | 166.19 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 475.62 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 409.46 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 56.24 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 607.81 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,122 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 564.83 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,038 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,641 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,455 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,979 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,843 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,642 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,136 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,177 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,888 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 8,967 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,665 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,027 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4,155 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,047 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4,694 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 5,379 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 68 Lesotho 5,246 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 69 Afghanistan 4,943 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 70 Senegal 4,889 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 72 Liberia 4,686 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 73 Pakistan 4,377 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 74 Gibraltar 4,353 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Burkina Faso?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Burkina Faso was 4,694 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 8,967 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.24 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- Burkina Faso ranks 71st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 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.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 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.