Country · BFA
Burkina Faso · Economy
Period
Burkina Faso: GDP of 27.7 bn$ in 2025 (IMF), +55.2 % since 2020 in current dollars. Growth in 2025: +5.3 %.
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · copied on 2026-11-11
- GDP, current dollars
- 27.7 bn$
- 2025 · +55.2 % since 2020
- GDP per capita
- 1,150 $
- 2025 · +38.4 % since 2020
- Inflation
- −0.5 %
- 2025 · −2.4 pt since 2020
- Public debt
- 53.2 %
- 2025 · +8.2 pt since 2020
GDP, current dollars
Billions of current dollars · dashed: estimates and projections
In its region
GDP in current dollars, 2020 → 2025
- 1 Guinea +80.2 %
- 2 Guinea-Bissau +74.4 %
- 3 Liberia +71.7 %
- 4 Cabo Verde +67.5 %
- 5 Ghana +63.8 %
- 6 Togo +58.9 %
- 7 Côte d'Ivoire +58.3 %
- 8 Benin +57.0 %
- 9 Burkina Faso +55.2 %
- 10 Niger +54.5 %
All indicators
Value in 2025 and change since 2020
| Indicator | 2020 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | +2.0 % | +5.3 % | +3.3 pt |
| GDP, current dollars | 17.8 bn$ | 27.7 bn$ | +55.2 % |
| GDP per capita | 830 $ | 1,150 $ | +38.4 % |
| GDP per capita, PPP | 2,392 $ | 3,071 $ | +28.4 % |
| Inflation | 1.9 % | −0.5 % | −2.4 pt |
| Public debt | 45.0 % | 53.2 % | +8.2 pt |
| Population | 21.5 M | 24.1 M | +12.1 % |
| Fiscal balance | −5.2 % | −1.5 % | +3.7 pt |
| Current account | +4.2 % | +5.8 % | +1.6 pt |
| Unemployment | n/a | n/a | n/a |