Burkina Faso
- Capital
- Ouagadougou
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 24.1 million (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Burkina Faso fell 0.6% in 2025, slower than in most countries.
- Burkina Faso's economy grew 5.3% in 2025, faster than most economies.
- Output per person in Burkina Faso was US$1,148 in 2025, lower than in most countries.
- 3.5% of Burkina Faso's labour force had no job in 2025, a lower share than in most countries.
- Burkina Faso's central government owed 64.2% of GDP in 2024, more than in most countries with data.
- Burkina Faso had 24.1 million people in 2025: about 0.3% of everyone on Earth, the 59th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Burkina Faso had a current account deficit of 4.0% of GDP in 2024, lower than in most countries.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2000
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| Year | Burkina Faso | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −0.6% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | −3.2% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | 1.6% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Burkina Faso | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.3% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Burkina Faso | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$1,148 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$982 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$873 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$827 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$896 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$825 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$765 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$777 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$709 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$664 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Burkina Faso | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.5% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | 5.9% |
Government debt
2024Central government debt, % of GDP
Since 2018
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| Year | Burkina Faso | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64.2% | 53.2% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | 60.7% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | 55.6% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | 58.8% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | 64.3% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | 49.2% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | 47.3% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.1 million |
| 2024 | 23.5 million |
| 2023 | 23.0 million |
| 2022 | 22.5 million |
| 2021 | 22.0 million |
| 2020 | 21.5 million |
| 2019 | 21.0 million |
| 2018 | 20.4 million |
| 2017 | 19.9 million |
| 2016 | 19.3 million |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2005
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| Year | Burkina Faso | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | −4.0% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | −5.1% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −7.5% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | −3.3% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | −4.2% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | −6.4% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −6.1% | −2.8% |
| 2015 | −7.6% | −2.8% |
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Burkina Faso since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Government debt: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics; Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.