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Cote d'Ivoire vs Burkina Faso

Cote d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso side by side across 199 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$112.12B vs $32.51BCote d'Ivoire vs Burkina Faso
GDP per Capita$3,313 vs $1,319Cote d'Ivoire vs Burkina Faso
Population32.71M vs 24.07MCote d'Ivoire vs Burkina Faso

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Indicator Cote d'Ivoire Burkina FasoPeriod
GDPEconomy$112.12B$32.51B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$3,313$1,3192026
Inflation RateEconomy1.8%1.5%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy3%3%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy574.27 LCU/USD569.51 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-3%-3.5%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy2.3%7.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy55.1%48.8%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$5B$1.37B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy6.2%4.9%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$2,780$9802025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$7,750$2,8902025
GDP (PPP)Economy$268.53B$73.95B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy16.8%19.9%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy23.9%30.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy12.3%6.6%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy51.2%41.5%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy19.3%17.2%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$1.77B$595.24M2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy2%2.6%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy48.8%48.8%2024
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy22.7%22.7%2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy13%18.7%2023/2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy67.1%70%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy59.5%64.1%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy35.337.42021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy20.8%42.1%2021
Account OwnershipEconomy57.6%51.4%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy18.8%24.5%2022/2025
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.8%4.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy54.6%65%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3.2%8.8%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$199.3M$173M2020/2019
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy668K67K2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy-1.1%8.6%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$3.8B$82.94M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy4.4%0.4%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy16.4%22%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy20.4%27.8%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy4.4%14%2022/2025
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy37.226.12024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy4.7%20.1%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.7%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy2.5%15.5%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.3%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy3.1%7.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$76$622023
Lending Interest RateEconomy5.3%6.3%2016/2021 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy6.6%6.1%2016/2021 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy17.2%15.9%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$2,164$6702021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy45.4%51.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy14.3%16.7%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy40.3%31.6%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy69.4%80.6%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy67%60%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.6%7.3%2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy4.22.72024
ATMs per 100,000Economy74.12024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy4%3%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy6.5%4.1%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy41.6%64.6%2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy80.9%90.4%2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$29.72B$9.67B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$24.72B$8.29B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7690.8732024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3990.7842024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade19.32021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade15.1%0%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade8%2.7%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade47.2%7.1%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade5.3%1.6%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade29.8%35%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade24.8%30%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5820.4592023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5890.5552023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.350.2732023
PopulationDemographics32.71M24.07M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.4%2.2%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics62.1 years61.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.5 years18 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.234.112024
Rural PopulationDemographics45.5%71.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics40.5%41.2%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics54.5%28.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics105.3/km²89.9/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics30.730.42026
Death RateDemographics7.517.772026
Net Migration RateDemographics0.2-1.152026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics64.3 years63.4 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics60.2 years59.1 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.5%4.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth44.843.62024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.7%0.5%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health3.4%7.8%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.170.152023/2022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth46472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth20.627.82021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth22.7%23.4%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth32%43.8%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth27.1%24.7%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth359241.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth67.177.32023
Neonatal MortalityHealth28.224.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth99572024
Measles ImmunizationHealth58%88%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth70%91%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth40.8%2024
Basic SanitationHealth13.3%7.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth5%4.5%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.40.22006/2020 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth32%34%2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth84%79.8%2021/2015 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.790.952023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth90.685.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$88$722023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth35.7%35.6%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth7.3%11.6%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth93.2%80.2%2016/2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare20.3%19.5%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare8.1%8.1%2021/2019
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare95.5%84.8%2021
Child MarriageChild Welfare25.8%51.3%2021/2015 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare3.4%1.5%2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education3.6%5.3%2024/2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation12.3%10%2024
Adult Literacy RateEducation50%41.6%2021/2023
Youth Literacy RateEducation66.8%62.8%2021/2022
Primary Completion RateEducation65.2%60.3%2021
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation35.2%34.4%2021
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation87.4%65.7%2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation69.2%40.7%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation52%23.7%2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation17.5%16.2%2021
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%91%2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation65.3%30%2024
UndernourishmentFood Security11.1%13.1%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.25M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture86.5%53.4%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture121.9118.82022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture8.49M t16.61K t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture72.13K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture1.89M t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture66.49K t1.9M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture60.24K t931.11K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture1.64M t1.85M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture2.38M t513.23K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,564 kg/ha1,682 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,935 kg/ha2,230 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture1.9M head10.3M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance1.32017
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance45412024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.3940.1342025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.2280.1032025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.5980.3732025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.29-0.252024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.32-0.872024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.58-0.882024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.84-1.912024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.17-0.532024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.62-0.962024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian74.63K41K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian02.06M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian8.18K1.96K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian930.96K02025
Internet UsersTechnology41.4%28.3%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology183.9116.62024
4G CoverageTechnology93.7%63.7%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology1.60.92024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology3%8.8%2025
3G CoverageTechnology98.3%79.6%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology11.4%31.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.5%0.2%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.1%0.1%2016/2024 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure72.9%34%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure716.23K103.59K2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure48.3%87.9%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy1K MW240.5 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy39.1 MW205.6 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy990 MW34 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy58.2%71.4%2021/2022
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy44.1%17%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy354 kWh133 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy13.7%17.1%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy9.1 MW22.2 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy47.7%12.7%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.2%6.5%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy27.8%5.3%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy71.1%82.8%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy10 TWh3.2 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy405 gCO₂/kWh562 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,488 kWh1,020 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.59 t0.27 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate22.8%13.9%2021
Forest AreaClimate7.9%22.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate14.9%16.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate1.5%6.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate20.4 µg/m³37.3 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Cote d'Ivoire or Burkina Faso have the larger economy?

Cote d'Ivoire has the larger economy: $112.12B for Cote d'Ivoire versus $32.51B for Burkina Faso (GDP, current US$).

How do Cote d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso compare across indicators?

This page compares Cote d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso on 199 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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