Burkina Faso: Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2019, Burkina Faso's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) fell US$98.97 million on 2018 (from US$1.27 billion to US$1.17 billion).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2018), the average change was +US$100.17 million and a typical year strayed about US$210.98 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$489.4 million in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was US$261.89 million in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2010 to 2019 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$61.58 million a year. A straight line explains 41% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Burkina Faso in the 2019 ranking

• Kuwait — 1st of 3: US$19.55 billion
• Myanmar — 2nd of 3: US$13.64 billion

What this measures

Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide and particulate emissions damage. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

All 15 values

Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$8.32 billion (2021)
• Benin — US$1.46 billion (2020)
• Botswana — US$1.42 billion (2021)
• Burundi — −US$526.77 million (2018)
• Cabo Verde — US$450.97 million (2021)
• Cameroon — −US$712.9 million (2021)
• Comoros — US$70.49 million (2021)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — −US$5.82 billion (2021)

More economic policy & debt data for Burkina Faso

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$4.92 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 2.86 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 17.81% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$16.58 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 9.65 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 60% (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$21.49 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is Burkina Faso's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$)?

US$1.17 billion in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is up 3,325% from −US$36.19 million in 2005. The highest value was US$1.27 billion in 2018 and the lowest −US$54.3 million in 2006.

Is the latest change in adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) unusual for Burkina Faso?

In 2019, Burkina Faso's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) fell US$98.97 million on 2018 (from US$1.27 billion to US$1.17 billion). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2018), the average change was +US$100.17 million and a typical year strayed about US$210.98 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.SVNG.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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