Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic under a military junta
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 40/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 52.3/100 #105
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.134
- HDI
- 0.459
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary semi-presidential republic under a military junta
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Burkina Faso | Ibrahim Traoré (interim) |
| Prime Minister of Burkina Faso | Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo (interim) |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2017)
- 1.3/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 31.0/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 4.7% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 40 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.134
- Liberal
- 0.103
- Participatory
- 0.104
- Deliberative
- 0.048
- Egalitarian
- 0.157
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 52.3 / 100
- Global rank
- #105 / 180
- Rank change
- -19 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #102
- 41.9
- Economic #55
- 50.4
- Legal #95
- 59.4
- Social #80
- 62.8
- Safety #126
- 46.8
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.3 | 105 | 41.9 | 50.4 | 59.4 | 62.8 | 46.8 |
| 2024 | 58.2 | 86 | 47.9 | 54.9 | 62.8 | 63.9 | 61.6 |
| 2023 | 67.6 | 58 | 62.8 | 58.3 | 67.5 | 81.3 | 75.6 |
| 2022 | 73.1 | 41 | 79.0 | 67.7 | 75.6 | 87.8 | 55.5 |
| 2021 | 76.8 | 37 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2020 | 76.5 | 38 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 75.5 | 36 | - | - | - | - | 34.4 |
| 2018 | 76.7 | 41 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 76.2 | 42 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2016 | 77.3 | 42 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 76.2 | 46 | - | - | - | - | 82.1 |
| 2014 | 75.6 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 76.3 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 23.3 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 15.0 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 15.0 | 57 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 13.0 | 63 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 21.5 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 16.0 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 19.0 | 78 | - | - | - | - | - |