Governance · Western Africa

Burkina Faso Rule of Law

-0.92as of 2025Reported-0.7% vs 2024

World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicator for rule of law, from −2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong). Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods · World Bank
PeriodRule of Law
2025-0.92
2024-0.91
2023-0.75
2022-0.65
2021-0.41
2020-0.43
2019-0.41
2018-0.4
2017-0.43
2016-0.47
2015-0.51
2014-0.53

Rule of Law across Africa

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CountryRule of LawPeriod
Nigeria-0.952025
Kenya-0.472025
South Africa0.042025
Egypt-0.692025
Ghana-02025
Ethiopia-0.942025

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