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Burkina Faso

BF · BFA · #74 · 4 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$4,648
GDP (2031)
$47.1B
GDP growth (2031)
4.9% ↑
Inflation (2031)
2.0% →
Unemployment (2025)
3.5% ↑
Population (2031)
27.6M
Population growth (2031)
2.3% ↓
Gini index (2021)
37.4
Government debt (2031)
46.4% of GDP
Current account (2031)
5.5% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
-$202.2M
Life expectancy (2024)
61.3 yrs
Health spending (2023)
7.8% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
28.3%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
116.6/100
Trade openness (2025)
65.0% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
581.93/USD
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
46.4% of GDP
Current account (2031)
5.5% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
-$202.2M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2021)
0.37
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
0.77/1k
Tax revenue (2024)
18.7% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
41.5% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
4.1
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
2.7
ICT service exports (2024)
14.2%
Goods and services tax (2024)
13.5%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $47.1B $4,648 4.9% 2.0% - 27.6M - 46.4% 5.5% - - - - -
2030 * $44.0B $4,450 4.8% 2.0% - 27.0M - 46.4% 5.1% - - - - -
2029 * $41.2B $4,257 4.8% 2.0% - 26.4M - 46.6% 6.0% - - - - -
2028 * $38.5B $4,072 4.8% 2.0% - 25.8M - 46.9% 6.9% - - - - -
2027 * $36.0B $3,899 4.8% 2.1% - 25.2M - 47.1% 8.4% - - - - -
2026 * $32.5B $3,597 4.9% 1.5% - 24.6M - 48.8% 8.6% - - - - -
2025 $27.1B $3,072 5.0% -0.5% 3.5% 24.1M - 52.0% 6.7% - - - - 581.93
2024 $23.1B $2,901 4.8% 4.2% 3.4% 23.6M - 57.2% -3.5% -$202.2M 61.3 - 28.3% 606.35
2023 $20.1B $2,762 3.0% 0.9% 3.6% 23.0M - 56.8% -5.1% $109.4M 61.1 7.8% 25.4% 606.57
2022 $18.7B $2,645 1.6% 13.8% 3.8% 22.5M - 59.2% -7.5% $669.7M 60.7 7.4% 25.4% 623.76
2021 $19.7B $2,486 6.9% 3.9% 4.5% 22.0M 37.4 55.5% 0.4% -$80.0M 60.1 7.1% 18.2% 554.53
2020 $17.8B $2,381 2.0% 1.9% 4.6% 21.5M - 43.6% 4.2% -$98.8M 60.5 6.9% 13.0% 575.59
2019 $16.1B $2,232 5.9% -3.2% 4.5% 21.0M - 41.7% -3.3% $163.0M 60.2 5.4% 9.3% 585.91
2018 $15.9B $2,073 6.6% 2.0% 4.7% 20.4M 43.0 38.1% -4.2% $268.4M 60.0 4.9% 8.5% 555.45
2017 $14.1B $2,042 6.2% 1.5% 4.7% 19.9M - 33.9% -5.0% $2.6M 59.6 6.1% 7.8% 580.66
2016 $12.8B $1,882 6.0% 0.4% 4.6% 19.3M - 32.9% -6.1% $390.6M 59.2 6.0% 7.1% 592.61
2015 $11.8B $1,692 3.9% 1.7% 4.5% 18.8M - 31.3% -7.6% $231.9M 58.8 5.1% 6.6% 591.21
2014 $13.9B $1,661 4.3% -0.3% 4.3% 18.2M 35.3 26.1% -7.2% $357.3M 58.3 5.0% 6.0% 493.76
2013 $13.4B $1,643 5.8% 0.5% 4.1% 17.7M - 25.9% -10.0% $490.4M 57.9 5.6% 5.0% 493.90
2012 $12.6B $1,572 6.5% 3.8% 3.9% 17.2M - 25.2% -1.3% $329.3M 57.5 4.6% 3.7% 510.56
2011 $12.1B $1,531 6.6% 2.8% 3.8% 16.7M - 24.5% -1.3% $143.8M 57.0 4.7% 3.0% 471.25
2010 $10.1B $1,449 8.4% -0.6% 3.7% 16.2M - 23.7% -1.8% $38.9M 56.3 5.3% 2.4% 494.79
2009 $9.4B $1,360 3.0% 0.9% 3.7% 15.7M 39.8 25.9% -4.0% $56.7M 55.8 5.2% 1.1% 470.29
2008 $9.5B $1,351 5.8% 10.7% 3.5% 15.3M - 24.9% -10.2% $33.2M 55.2 5.0% 0.9% 446.00
2007 $7.6B $1,291 4.1% -0.2% 3.3% 14.8M - 22.4% -7.4% $21.7M 54.4 5.8% 0.8% 478.63
2006 $6.5B $1,244 6.3% 2.3% 3.7% 14.4M - 20.1% -8.3% $83.8M 53.8 5.2% 0.6% 522.43
2005 $6.2B $1,172 8.7% 6.4% 4.0% 13.9M - 39.2% -10.3% $52.1M 53.3 4.8% 0.5% 527.26
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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