Share of voting rights in international organizations in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of voting rights in international organizations was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of voting rights in international organizations in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.4% for share of voting rights in international organizations in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of voting rights in international organizations in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2021.
Burkina Faso ranks 44th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of voting rights in international organizations in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +43.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -32.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of voting rights in international organizations in Burkina Faso?
- Share of voting rights in international organizations in Burkina Faso was 0.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of voting rights in international organizations?
- Burkina Faso ranks 44th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of voting rights in international organizations rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of voting rights in international organizations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of voting rights of developing countries in international organizations, by organization (%).