Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 694.3 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Burkina Faso stood at 694.3 current US$ per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 26.0% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Burkina Faso peaked at 785.82 current US$ per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 109.65 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 109.65 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 127.92 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 131.58 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 182.75 current US$ per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 2004 | 244.88 current US$ per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 2005 | 270.47 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 307.02 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 339.91 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 402.05 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 405.7 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 402.05 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 471.49 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 533.63 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 785.82 current US$ per square kilometre | +47.3% |
| 2014 | 643.27 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 584.79 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 643.27 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 665.21 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 698.1 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 676.9 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 493.14 current US$ per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2021 | 555.4 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 550.95 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 694.3 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 252.19 current US$ per square kilometre | 109.65 current US$ per square kilometre | 405.7 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 610.45 current US$ per square kilometre | 402.05 current US$ per square kilometre | 785.82 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 573.45 current US$ per square kilometre | 493.14 current US$ per square kilometre | 694.3 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 158 Mongolia 894.96 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 159 Bolivia 778.77 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 160 Gambia 754.89 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 162 Togo 656.94 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 163 Benin 638.12 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 164 Ethiopia 573.39 current 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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Burkina Faso?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Burkina Faso was 694.3 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 785.82 current US$ per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 109.65 current US$ per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Burkina Faso ranks 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed 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
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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.