Burkina Faso - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Burkina Faso was 21.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 25.72 in 1994, while its lowest value was 13.36 in 2002.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1979 15.55
1980 14.12
1981 13.81
1982 17.22
1983 17.26
1984 14.85
1985 19.14
1986 19.14
1987 19.97
1988 18.46
1989 19.65
1990 17.74
1991 20.00
1992 19.49
1993 18.75
1994 25.72
1995 22.48
1996 22.55
1997 24.23
1998 22.37
1999 17.09
2000 16.49
2001 13.66
2002 13.36
2003 14.40
2004 15.63
2005 15.44
2006 15.90
2007 18.18
2008 17.30
2009 18.79
2010 20.12
2011 21.11
2012 22.16
2013 23.48
2014 18.66
2015 19.15
2016 20.25
2017 20.88
2018 20.15
2019 21.40

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts