National comprehensive wealth per capita index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: National comprehensive wealth per capita index was 8,871 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
National comprehensive wealth per capita index in Burkina Faso, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 8,871 real chained 2019 US$ for national comprehensive wealth per capita index in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, national comprehensive wealth per capita index in Burkina Faso peaked at 12,108 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8,871 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
That places Burkina Faso 141st out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
National comprehensive wealth per capita index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12,108 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 11,965 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 11,918 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 11,807 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 11,643 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 11,360 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 11,544 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 11,454 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 11,462 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 11,154 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 11,065 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 10,907 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 10,823 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 11,077 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 10,764 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 10,699 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 10,511 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 10,415 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 10,094 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 9,905 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 9,756 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 9,516 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 9,238 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 9,177 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 9,043 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 8,871 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,888 real chained 2019 US$ | 11,643 real chained 2019 US$ | 12,108 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 11,161 real chained 2019 US$ | 10,764 real chained 2019 US$ | 11,544 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,835 real chained 2019 US$ | 9,043 real chained 2019 US$ | 10,699 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,871 real chained 2019 US$ | 8,871 real chained 2019 US$ | 8,871 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 138 Haiti 9,725 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 139 Lesotho 9,682 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 140 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9,246 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 142 Sudan 8,604 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 143 Sierra Leone 7,960 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 144 Chad 7,211 real chained 2019 US$ compare
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- 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 national comprehensive wealth per capita index in Burkina Faso?
- National comprehensive wealth per capita index in Burkina Faso was 8,871 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
- What is the highest national comprehensive wealth per capita index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 12,108 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest national comprehensive wealth per capita index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,871 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for national comprehensive wealth per capita index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 141st out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
- Is national comprehensive wealth per capita index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of National comprehensive wealth per capita index (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total wealth is calculated as the sum of produced capital, natural capital, human capital, and net foreign assets. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.