Human capital in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Human capital was 64.16 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
64.16 billion current US$
Change on year
up 12.3%
World rank
116th
of 150 countries
All-time high
64.16 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
14.56 billion current US$
in 2000
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital in Burkina Faso, 1995–2020

10.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B50.0B60.0B1995200720201995: 14.7B current US$1996: 15.7B current US$1997: 15.1B current US$1998: 17.4B current US$1999: 16.8B current US$2000: 14.6B current US$2001: 15.6B current US$2002: 18.3B current US$2003: 22.9B current US$2004: 24.6B current US$2005: 29.8B current US$2006: 30.5B current US$2007: 32.4B current US$2008: 44.8B current US$2009: 40.9B current US$2010: 37.2B current US$2011: 42.9B current US$2012: 45.2B current US$2013: 48.9B current US$2014: 52.2B current US$2015: 44.0B current US$2016: 45.9B current US$2017: 49.8B current US$2018: 57.1B current US$2019: 57.1B current US$2020: 64.2B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2020, human capital in Burkina Faso stood at 64.16 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 72.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital in Burkina Faso peaked at 64.16 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.56 billion current US$, in 2000.

Burkina Faso ranks 116th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.96 billion current US$ 14.71 billion current US$ 17.38 billion current US$ 5
2000s 27.44 billion current US$ 14.56 billion current US$ 44.78 billion current US$ 10
2010s 48.05 billion current US$ 37.21 billion current US$ 57.15 billion current US$ 10
2020s 64.16 billion current US$ 64.16 billion current US$ 64.16 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 113 Namibia 69.19 billion current US$ compare
  2. 114 Haiti 65.66 billion current US$ compare
  3. 115 Papua New Guinea 65.16 billion current US$ compare
  4. 117 Botswana 60.24 billion current US$ compare
  5. 118 Azerbaijan 59.95 billion current US$ compare
  6. 119 Armenia 58.23 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital in Burkina Faso?
Human capital in Burkina Faso was 64.16 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest human capital recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 64.16 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 14.56 billion current US$ in 2000.
How does Burkina Faso rank for human capital?
Burkina Faso ranks 116th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Human capital (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Human capital (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,885 data points, 1995–2020
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