Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 8.74 current US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Burkina Faso is 8.74 current US$ per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.9% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Burkina Faso peaked at 11.3 current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.93 current US$ per person, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 172nd out of 194 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 international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.93 current US$ per person | — |
| 2001 | 2.03 current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 2.92 current US$ per person | +43.5% |
| 2003 | 2.9 current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.85 current US$ per person | +32.6% |
| 2005 | 3.3 current US$ per person | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 3.83 current US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 4.12 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 5.37 current US$ per person | +30.5% |
| 2009 | 6.3 current US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 6.49 current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 6.96 current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 7.45 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 11.3 current US$ per person | +51.6% |
| 2014 | 10.04 current US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 8.09 current US$ per person | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 8.9 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 8.65 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 8.76 current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 8.25 current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 5.95 current US$ per person | -28.0% |
| 2021 | 6.58 current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 5.71 current US$ per person | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 8.74 current US$ per person | +52.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 8.74 current US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.31 current US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 8.74 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.75 current US$ per person, 52% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.66 current US$ per person | 1.93 current US$ per person | 6.3 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.49 current US$ per person | 6.49 current US$ per person | 11.3 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.75 current US$ per person | 5.71 current US$ per person | 8.74 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 169 Cote d'Ivoire 12.03 current US$ per person compare
- 170 Guinea-Bissau 10.78 current US$ per person compare
- 171 Zimbabwe 9.52 current US$ per person compare
- 173 Tajikistan 8.49 current US$ per person compare
- 174 Mozambique 7.88 current US$ per person compare
- 175 Mali 7.2 current US$ per person 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per in Burkina Faso?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Burkina Faso was 8.74 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3 current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.93 current US$ per person in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Burkina Faso ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.