Burkina Faso: Economy
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Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Low Income |
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Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developing |
| Economic Trivia | About 90% of the population is engaged in subsistence agriculture. |
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Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2016): Switzerland, China, and Cote d'Ivoire |
| Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Cotton Lint; Beverages; Agricultural Processing; Soap |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
| GDP, PPP (current international) | $35,817,940,906 (2017) |
| GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 6.302% (2017) |
| GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $1,866 (2017) |
GDP Country Rank 124/195 (2017)
Economic Indicators [1]
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 0.361% (2017) |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $3,119,262,504 (2017) |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 41.3% (2018) |
| Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 0.588% (2017) |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 5.487% (2017) |
| Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($894,070,851) (2017) |
Labor and Employment [1]
| Labor Force, Total | 7,245,224 (2018) |
| Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 28.689% (2018) |
| Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 32.967% (2018) |
| Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 38.344% (2018) |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.059% (2018) |
Trade [1]
| Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $3,247,582,094 (2017) |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $3,202,290,579 (2017) |
| Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 54.936% (2017) |
| FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $485,895,761 (2017) |
| Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $456,210,559 (2017) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, Burkina Faso’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.