Human capital, female in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Human capital, female was 13.23 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
13.23 billion current US$
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
129th
of 151 countries
All-time high
13.23 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
1.50 billion current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital, female in Burkina Faso, 1995–2020

2.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B1995200720201995: 1.5B current US$1996: 1.6B current US$1997: 1.5B current US$1998: 1.8B current US$1999: 4.8B current US$2000: 4.1B current US$2001: 4.4B current US$2002: 5.1B current US$2003: 6.3B current US$2004: 6.7B current US$2005: 8.1B current US$2006: 8.3B current US$2007: 8.8B current US$2008: 12.2B current US$2009: 11.2B current US$2010: 7.8B current US$2011: 9.0B current US$2012: 9.5B current US$2013: 10.2B current US$2014: 10.9B current US$2015: 9.2B current US$2016: 9.5B current US$2017: 10.3B current US$2018: 11.8B current US$2019: 11.8B current US$2020: 13.2B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2020, human capital, female in Burkina Faso stood at 13.23 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 69.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 13.23 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.50 billion current US$, in 1995.

That places Burkina Faso 129th out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Human capital, female in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Human capital, female (current US$) in Burkina Faso, 1995 to 2020.
Year current US$ Change
1995 1.50 billion current US$ —
1996 1.61 billion current US$ +7.2%
1997 1.54 billion current US$ -4.4%
1998 1.76 billion current US$ +14.3%
1999 4.77 billion current US$ +170.3%
2000 4.10 billion current US$ -14.0%
2001 4.38 billion current US$ +6.8%
2002 5.11 billion current US$ +16.6%
2003 6.35 billion current US$ +24.2%
2004 6.72 billion current US$ +5.9%
2005 8.11 billion current US$ +20.7%
2006 8.30 billion current US$ +2.3%
2007 8.82 billion current US$ +6.2%
2008 12.19 billion current US$ +38.3%
2009 11.15 billion current US$ -8.5%
2010 7.79 billion current US$ -30.2%
2011 8.98 billion current US$ +15.3%
2012 9.47 billion current US$ +5.4%
2013 10.23 billion current US$ +8.0%
2014 10.88 billion current US$ +6.4%
2015 9.15 billion current US$ -15.9%
2016 9.52 billion current US$ +4.0%
2017 10.31 billion current US$ +8.3%
2018 11.80 billion current US$ +14.5%
2019 11.79 billion current US$ -0.1%
2020 13.23 billion current US$ +12.2%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 13.23 billion current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 18.42 billion current US$, 72% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 13.23 billion current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.88 billion current US$, 49% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Human capital, female 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.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +170.3% 1.76 billion current US$ 4.77 billion current US$

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.24 billion current US$ 1.50 billion current US$ 4.77 billion current US$ 5
2000s 7.52 billion current US$ 4.10 billion current US$ 12.19 billion current US$ 10
2010s 9.99 billion current US$ 7.79 billion current US$ 11.80 billion current US$ 10
2020s 13.23 billion current US$ 13.23 billion current US$ 13.23 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 126 Chad 17.30 billion current US$ compare
  2. 127 Guinea 14.67 billion current US$ compare
  3. 128 Sierra Leone 13.89 billion current US$ compare
  4. 130 Burundi 12.84 billion current US$ compare
  5. 131 Mauritius 12.46 billion current US$ compare
  6. 132 Eswatini 10.98 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital, female in Burkina Faso?
Human capital, female in Burkina Faso was 13.23 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest human capital, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 13.23 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 1.50 billion current US$ in 1995.
How does Burkina Faso rank for human capital, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 129th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. 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, female (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human capital, female (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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