Personal remittances received in Burkina Faso
Personal remittances received by Burkina Faso were equal to 2.6% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2013.
Burkina Faso, 2024
2.6%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
World, 2024
0.8%
Position in 2024
72nd of 162
Personal remittances received in Burkina Faso over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Burkina Faso | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 0.8% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | 0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | 0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | 0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | 0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | 0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | 0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | 0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | 0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | 0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | 0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | 0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | 0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | 0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | 0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | 0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | 0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | 0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | 0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | 0.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 2.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 2.8%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 162 countries with data for 2024, Burkina Faso has the 72nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 0.8%.