Burkina Faso: Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Burkina Faso's net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) fell 1.8% on 2022 (from US$1.46 billion to US$1.44 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +5.2% and a typical year strayed about 24.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 734.1% in 1961 and the biggest yearly fall was 45.2% in 2000. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$54.77 million a year. A straight line explains 43% 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.

How it compares

In 2023, Burkina Faso had the 29th highest value of the 136 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Burkina Faso in the 2023 ranking

• Ghana — 26th of 136: US$1.57 billion
• Türkiye — 27th of 136: US$1.55 billion
• South Africa — 28th of 136: US$1.51 billion
• Zambia — 30th of 136: US$1.42 billion
• Sudan — 31st of 136: US$1.39 billion
• Rwanda — 32nd of 136: US$1.39 billion

What this measures

Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent). Data are in constant 2023 U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 64 values

Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$147.17 million (2023)
• Benin — US$1.03 billion (2023)
• Botswana — US$284.58 million (2023)
• Burundi — US$621.67 million (2023)
• Cabo Verde — US$101.71 million (2023)
• Cameroon — US$940.27 million (2023)
• Central African Republic — US$737.6 million (2023)
• Chad — US$1.14 billion (2023)
• Comoros

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 net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$)?

US$1.44 billion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 80,092% from US$1.79 million in 1960 (11.2% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.86 billion in 2020 and the lowest US$1.79 million in 1960.

How does Burkina Faso rank?

29th highest of 136 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) unusual for Burkina Faso?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.ODA.ODAT.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), uri: https://stats.oecd.org/; Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), uri: https://stats.oecd.org/; Developmen… 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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