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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso reports more, and more often, than most of the continent. Eight of ten datasets here reach 2025; two stop earlier, and this page shows where.

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Where Burkina Faso ranks in 2024, of 53 · change since 2014
23rdGDP$23.1bn6
16thMobile117 per 10016
38thInternet use28.3%1
Last updated 1 Sep 2026 · World Bank · IMF · UNHCR
MaliBeninNigerTogoGhanaCote d'IvoireOuagadougouBobo-Dioulasso
Six land borders, no coast. Hover a neighbour to compare.
CapitalOuagadougouLanguagesFrenchCurrencyWest African CFA franc · XOFArea272,967 km²

At a glance

24.1 million people, half of them under 18, in an economy of $32.5bn in 2026, growing 4.9% a year.

Burkina Faso’s economy is measured monthly and its households are measured by census. That split runs through everything below: exchange rates and market prices arrive within days, while access to water and power is estimated years after the fact.

One of the four figures beside this is modelled rather than reported. The page marks which is which everywhere, so a number you cite is a number you can defend.

How current the record is
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Current to 2025To 2024
Population24.1mpeople · Reported · 2025
Median age18.0years · Modelled · 2026
GDP per capita$1,319current US$ · Reported · 2026
Internet use28.3%of population · Reported · 2024
Coverage — ten datasets, ten years

Eight of ten datasets carry a 2025 figure. Policies and climate stop at 2024. Hatching is the absence of a figure, not a low one.

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FX rates
Markets
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ReportedModelledNo figure
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Goods trade balanceExports and imports, US$ billions
04820142024ImportsExports
Imports have run at roughly 11% above exports over the decade; the band is the deficit.World BankSources →
Where exports goTop destinations, 2024
Switzerland$3.17bnUAE$1.48bnCote d'Ivoire$0.16bn
Switzerland takes more of Burkina Faso’s goods than UAE and Cote d'Ivoire combined.Trade partners recordSources →
Where imports come fromTop origins, 2024
China$1.02bnCote d'Ivoire$0.98bnRussian Federation$0.75bn
China supplies 37% of the recorded imports.Trade partners recordSources →
GDP per capitaCurrent US$, not inflation-adjusted
$500$800$1.1k20142024$982
Reported every year, including the 2022 dip in dollar terms.IMFSources →
InflationAnnual change in consumer prices
0%10%20%201420244.2%
4.2% in 2024; the decade’s peak was 14.3% in 2022.IMFSources →
Remittances receivedUS$ billions, current prices
0.30.60.820142024$0.60bn
1.5 times the 2014 figure.World BankSources →
Goods exports by value2024 · top categories
Pearls & gold$4.65bnCotton$0.34bnFruit & nuts$0.15bn
Pearls & gold alone is 91% of the recorded top categories; services are excluded here.Trade products recordSources →
Public debtGross central government debt, share of GDP
0%40%80%2014202457.2%
Up 31 points since 2014.IMFSources →
Franc per US dollarAnnual average exchange rate
40060080020142024606.3
Lost 11% of its dollar value in 2022, then recovered in 2023.World Bank GEMSources →
Access to electricityShare of population with a connection
0501002014202434.0%
Up 14.8 points over the decade.World BankSources →
Under-five mortalityDeaths before age five, per 1,000 live births
60901202014202474.9
Falling steadily; modelled between census years.WHOSources →
Life expectancy at birthYears
5065802014202461.3 yrs
The 2021 dip is the pandemic, in vermilion.World BankSources →
Mobile subscriptionsPer 100 people · 100 marks parity
05010015020142024117
More subscriptions than people since 2020.World BankSources →
Urban populationShare living in urban areas
20%30%40%2014202428.3%
Reported every year the record allows.World BankSources →
Who holds powerEleven heads of state across twelve terms since 1966, and every office beneath the current one as the record holds it
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19662026
The executive as of
Oct 2026Where it stands

Ibrahim Traoré has held the office of President of Burkina Faso since Sep 2022. The record holds nine current ministers.

ElectedAppointed
Ibrahim TraoréIbrahim TraoréPresident of Burkina Fasoin office since Sep 2022
No second seatthe deputy for this date is not in the record
No third seatno second office is recorded for this date
9 seats confirmed current · 10 recorded for 2025
9Ministersone per portfolio · as the record holds them for this date
National Defence of Bukina FasoForeign AffairsAgricultureHigher EducationEducationFinanceDigital Transition, Posts and Electronic CommunicationsHealthPublic Service of Bukina Faso
—Junior ministersjunior ministers for this date are not in the record
No ministers of state, delegates or deputy ministers are in the record for this date — hatching marks what we do not hold.
Outside the chain
—No subnational recordgovernors and provincial offices are not held

The record follows the national executive only. Governors, provincial administrators and other offices outside this chain are not held for Burkina Faso.

Read this first Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster. Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain. Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.

Wikidata · offices, terms and their dates as the record classifies them · structure as of 18 Oct 2026 · Portraits: Wikimedia Commons, licences per imageAll offices and people →Data and sources →
Burkina Faso
The whole table

Eight measures, with the year each one was taken

Reporting periods differ by source
IndicatorLatestYear2014ChangeCertaintySource
Access to electricity34.0%202419.2%+14.8 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Basic sanitation7.1%20245.3%+1.8 ptsReportedUNICEF
Clean cooking fuel18.0%20248.0%+10.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Under-five mortality74.92024104.3−29.4 per 1,000ModelledWHO
Life expectancy at birth61.3 yrs202458.3 yrs+3.0 yrsReportedWorld Bank
Urban population28.9%202525.4%+3.5 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Internet use28.3%20246.0%+22.3 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Mobile subscriptions117 / 100202469 / 100+48ReportedWorld Bank

Every indicator we hold for Burkina Faso

164 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Burkina Faso. Each opens its own page with the full history, the source and the API request.

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How Burkina Faso ranks across Africa

Burkina Faso's position on 163 indicators, among the countries with a recent figure for each. A higher place means a higher value, not a better result. Each links to the full ranking.

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Compare Burkina Faso with other African countries

The record for every other African country, by region, and side-by-side comparisons where we publish them.

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Sources, method & citation

Every figure on this page is traceable to a named publication and a retrieval date. Where we model a value we say so; where no one has reported, we leave it empty.

Upstream sources
World Bank2025
IMF2026
UNHCR2025
ITU2025
Sources & methods
Cite this page

Africa API (2026) — “Burkina Faso: country record”. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

Free to use under CC BY 4.0. Each upstream source keeps its own licence.
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