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Burkina Faso

Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeCapital: Ouagadougou240,515 observations
Population
24.07M
world rank #59 / 217
GDP
27.63B
world rank #118 / 186
GDP / capita
2,624.8
world rank #173 / 185
Life expectancy
61.3
world rank #208 / 217

Governance

593 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile42.7#103Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile34.3#167Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile33.3#193Rule of Law0-100 percentile41.8#158
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,465 indicators
GDPcurrent US$27.63B#118GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $2,624.8#173GDP growth%5.3%#41Inflation%-0.59%#5
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

127 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$11.08B#101Merchandise importscurrent US$7.57B#128Exports of goods & services% GDP35%#73Imports of goods & services% GDP30%#98
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

4,333 indicators
Life expectancyyears61.3#208Infant mortalityper 1k births43.6#131Maternal mortalityper 100k242#90Health spending% GDP7.8%#64
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,780 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross30%#107Education spending% GDP5.3%#21Adult literacy%41.6%#33Primary enrollment% gross77.2%#132
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,434 indicators
Populationpeople24.07M#59Population growth%2.2%#38Urban population%28.9%#187Fertility ratebirths/woman4.1#23
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

277 indicators
Electricity access% pop34%#74Renewable energy share%71.4%#10Forest area% land22.2%#129Electric power consumptionkWh per capita133.3#137
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

216 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop12.7%#71Electricity access, urban% urban pop87.8%#37Energy use per capitakg oil eq.325.9#139Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

342 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area16.8%#91Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources6.5%#81Capture fisheries productiontonnes31,771.9#120
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

299 indicators
Agricultural land% land area53.4%#55Cereal yieldkg per hectare1,197.9#67Aquaculture productiontonnes1,293#128Food production index2014-16 = 100118.8#49
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

576 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people116.6#84Secure internet serversper 1M people28.8#190Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.35#127
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,640 indicators
Gini indexindex37.4#46Extreme poverty% pop42.1%#42Internet users% pop28.3%#165Homicide rateper 100k1.3#41
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

399 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths6,360#47INFORM risk score0-107.2#58Hazard & exposure0-107.3#62Vulnerability0-107.5#60
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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