Burkina Faso: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Burkina Faso's primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) fell 4.3% on 2023 (from US$325.66 million to US$311.54 million).

Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +13.8% and a typical year strayed about 17.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 59.2% in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.1% in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$19.86 million a year. A straight line explains 87% 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.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about US$396.12 million for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was US$14.26 million, against US$19.88 million for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2024, Burkina Faso had the 8th highest value of the 29 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 2024 ranking

• Namibia — 5th of 29: US$687.89 million
• Nicaragua — 6th of 29: US$377.3 million
• Tanzania — 7th of 29: US$311.73 million
• Djibouti — 9th of 29: US$274.31 million
• Cameroon — 10th of 29: US$228.85 million
• Mauritania — 11th of 29: US$212.33 million

What this measures

Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). 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.

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

All 20 values

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$778.62 million (2025)
• Benin — US$344.02 million (2023)
• Botswana — US$166.83 million (2025)
• Burundi — US$34.06 million (2025)
• Cabo Verde — US$61.42 million (2025)
• Cameroon — US$228.85 million (2024)
• Comoros — US$15.1 million (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$399.87 million (2025)
• Congo, Rep. — US$60.42 million (2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire — US$842.48 million (2024)

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 primary income receipts (BoP, current US$)?

US$311.54 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is up 719.39% from US$38.02 million in 2005 (11.71% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$333.21 million in 2021 and the lowest US$38.02 million in 2005.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.FCTY.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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