Protecting investors, investor protection index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Protecting investors, investor protection index was 3.7 in 2012. ▬ Flat
Protecting investors, investor protection index in Burkina Faso, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 3.7 for protecting investors, investor protection index in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 33rd out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Protecting investors, investor protection index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.7 | — |
| 2006 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 3.7 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4, 92% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 3.7 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.15, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 33 Equatorial Guinea 3.7 compare
- 33 Liberia 3.7 compare
- 33 Mali 3.7 compare
- 33 Mauritania 3.7 compare
- 33 Togo 3.7 compare
More private sector data for Burkina Faso
- Merchandise trade 67.5% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.41 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 7.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 532.84 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 460.07 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting investors, investor protection index in Burkina Faso?
- Protecting investors, investor protection index in Burkina Faso was 3.7 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for protecting investors, investor protection index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 33rd out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, investor protection index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Protecting investors, investor protection index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Protecting investors disclosure index measures the degree to which investors are protected through disclosure of ownership and financial information. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.