Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Burkina Faso stood at 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 44.9% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
Burkina Faso ranks 150th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 … unit in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.4% |
| 2003 | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 83% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 80% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 147 Guinea-Bissau 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Cuba 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 149 Cameroon 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 151 India 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 152 Kazakhstan 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 153 Equatorial Guinea 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP
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 unit in Burkina Faso?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Burkina Faso was 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Burkina Faso ranks 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.