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
Chart data as a table
| Year | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.8 bn$ |
| 2016 | 12.8 bn$ |
| 2017 | 14.1 bn$ |
| 2018 | 15.9 bn$ |
| 2019 | 16.1 bn$ |
| 2020 | 17.8 bn$ |
| 2021 | 19.7 bn$ |
| 2022 | 18.7 bn$ |
| 2023 | 20.1 bn$ |
| 2024 | 23.1 bn$ |
| 2025 · estimate | 27.7 bn$ |
| 2026 · projection | 32.4 bn$ |
| 2027 · projection | 34.7 bn$ |
| 2028 · projection | 36.6 bn$ |
| 2029 · projection | 39.1 bn$ |
| 2030 · projection | 41.9 bn$ |
In its region
GDP in current dollars, 2020 → 2025
- 11 The Gambia +53.8 %
- 12 Senegal +50.9 %
- 13 Mali +50.3 %
- 14 Sierra Leone +15.4 %
- 15 Nigeria −51.5 %
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 |