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🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

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Every statistic we track for Burkina Faso — 108 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$3,227

#177 of 191

Life expectancy

62.0 yrs

#158 of 188

Happiness score

4.46

#123 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.10

#141 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 51.4% #108/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 51.4% #108/139 2024
Bank Branches 2.7 #145/153 2024
Current Account Balance 8.6% #20/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 7.9% #127/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 48.4% #60/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 606.4 #24/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #78/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -3.5% #108/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 32.5 #116/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 79.5 #115/191 2026
GDP per Capita 1,319 #171/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 1,705 #148/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 3,227 #177/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 4.8% #24/184 2019
Government Debt 48.8% #105/185 2026
Income per Person 1,774 #158/183 2018
Income per Person 1,774 #158/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 1.5% #174/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 3.1 #124/130 2023
Made a Digital Payment 33.6% #78/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 44.2% #28/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 4.9% #30/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #107/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 37,320,442,404 #120/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 4.1 #23/217 2024
Internally Displaced People 2,062,534 #12/38 2025
Median Age 18 #221/235 2026
Population 18 #60/229 2013
Population 24.6 #56/191 2026
Population Density 89.9 #125/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 351,209 #14/195 2025
Urban Population 28.3% #195/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 21.7% #207/214 2023
Internet Users 28.3% #167/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 114 #101/209 2022
Read News Online 21.1% #61/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 6.8% #186/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 5.2 #95/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 7.5 #12/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 6.8% #90/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 30.5% #162/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 44.8 #18/191 2023
Life Expectancy 62 #158/188 2013
Life Expectancy 61.8 #174/186 2020
Suicide Rate 15.4 #23/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 12.5% #121/167 2022
Undernourishment 13.1% #43/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 47 #171/195 2023

🎓 Education

Adult Literacy 41.4% #31/31 2023
Education Spending (QoG) 5.3% #23/112 2023

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.3 #177/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 326 #139/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 17.2% #130/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.5 #132/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0 #167/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.3 #97/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 41 #81/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 41 #85/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0 #164/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #136/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #165/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #55/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 27 #149/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.3 #146/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.6 #134/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.9 #159/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.3 #126/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #141/179 2025
Military Spending 3.3% #17/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #146/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 39% #28/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.4 #109/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 58.2 #84/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.5 #100/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 54.7% #33/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 53% #13/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -1 #141/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 48.5 #108/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 10 #49/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 27.8 #11/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 89.3% #48/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 36.4% #99/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.1 #183/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 39.8% #28/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 4.7% #79/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 7.2 #12/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 46.9 #105/141 2023
World Risk Index 2 #152/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 82.5% #26/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 4.5 #123/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.8 #105/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1 #136/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #44/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.3 #129/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.3 #22/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 0.6 #137/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.5 #186/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 17% #24/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 83.9% #69/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 68% #108/143 2018
Signed a Petition 16.8% #57/121 2017
Trust in government 4.9 #50/123 2017
Trust in parliament 5.7 #22/151 2017
Trust in political parties 3.7 #52/120 2017
Trust in Science 56.1% #127/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 47.4% #128/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 5.7 #44/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.