Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Burkina Faso 160th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 157 Zimbabwe 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 158 Pakistan 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Belarus 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 161 Mauritania 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 162 Dominican Republic 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 163 Eswatini 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit in Burkina Faso?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Burkina Faso was 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Burkina Faso ranks 160th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.