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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Burkina Faso

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population24.07M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$27.63B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.15K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth61.32024 · yearsInternet use28.3%2024 · % of populationForest area22.2%2023 · % of land area
Consumer price inflation
-0.6%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Burkina Faso2025 · -0.6%
-8.41.210.7920.3929.991960199320251960: 7.8%1961: 18.6%1962: 1.7%1963: 5.6%1964: 1.8%1965: -0.7%1966: 2.4%1967: -4.3%1968: -0.3%1969: 9.7%1970: 1.8%1971: 2.1%1972: -2.9%1973: 7.6%1974: 8.7%1975: 18.8%1976: -8.4%1977: 30%1978: 8.3%1979: 15%1980: 12.2%1981: 7.6%1982: 12.1%1983: 8.2%1984: 4.8%1985: 6.9%1986: -2.6%1987: -2.7%1988: 4.3%1989: -0.5%1990: -0.5%1991: 2.2%1992: -2%1993: 0.6%1994: 25.2%1995: 7.5%1996: 6.1%1997: 2.3%1998: 5.1%1999: -1.1%2000: -0.3%2001: 5%2002: 2.2%2003: 2%2004: -0.4%2005: 6.4%2006: 2.3%2007: -0.2%2008: 10.7%2009: 2.6%2010: -0.8%2011: 2.8%2012: 3.8%2013: 0.5%2014: -0.3%2015: 0.7%2016: 0.4%2017: 1.5%2018: 2%2019: -3.2%2020: 1.9%2021: 3.7%2022: 14.3%2023: 0.7%2024: 4.2%2025: -0.6%

Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.

Country context

Burkina Faso in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Ouagadougou
Country code
BFA

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