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Burkina Faso · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Burkina Faso

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Ouagadougou Low income Nation age 66 years (since 1960) i BFA · BF
NationsTree Index 2025 i21.9184th of 196 Tree height 2025 i4.4 msee ranking Military strength i35percentile
Population i24.1 m59th of 217 Area i274,200 km²74th of 216 GDP i$27.63 bn119th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$73.95 bn intl.116th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$3,072 intl.186th of 199 Life expectancy i61.3 years208th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i14
Strength · trunk i44
Quality of life · crown i13
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i29
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i5
CSV

In short

Burkina Faso is 184th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 21.9 out of 100; its tree is 4.4 m tall.

It has 24.1 million people and an economy of $73.95 bn at purchasing power parity, 116th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Inflation (6th of 180), Renewable energy (26th of 212) and CO₂ emissions per person (27th of 203).

Its weakest positions: Completed lower secondary, 25+ (152nd of 153), Hospital beds (144th of 145) and Secondary enrolment (168th of 173).

Over five years it fell from 148th to 184th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 274,200 74th/216
Land area ikm² 273,600 74th/216
Population ipeople 24.1 m 59th/217
Population growth i% 2.21% 38th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 86.1 116th/216
Urban population i% 28.9% 198th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 41.2% 15th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 2.7% 203rd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $27.63 bn 119th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $73.95 bn 116th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $63.19 bn 116th/199
GDP per person iUSD $1,148 192nd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $3,072 186th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $980 186th/201
GDP growth i% 5.3% 45th/210
Inflation i% -0.6% 6th/180
Unemployment i% 3.5% 56th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 64.2% 34th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 53.2% 96th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -1.5% 63rd/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 19.9% 38th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 30.1% 52nd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 6.6% 137th/192
Services i% of GDP 41.5% 183rd/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $9.67 bn 112th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $8.29 bn 123rd/182
Exports i% of GDP 35.0% 96th/183
Imports i% of GDP 30.0% 133rd/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 65.0% 118th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 145th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 2.7% 159th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 7.1% 130th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.2% 158th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 1.6% 138th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 5.8% 31st/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.1% 136th/196

Natural resources

67
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 20.1% 24th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 15.45% 7th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 4.68% 15th/209
Arable land i% of land area 28.9% 32nd/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 555 154th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 67,000 175th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $173.0 m 132nd/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 3.9% 94th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 61.3 208th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 74.9 186th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.15 156th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.2 144th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 91% 93rd/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 10.2% 152nd/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 30.0% 168th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 42.9% 33rd/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 4.8% 202nd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 7.8% 67th/193
Adult literacy i% 41.6% 95th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 10.0% 140th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.459 186th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 37.4 72nd/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 42.1% 101st/108

Infrastructure & digital

18
Access to electricity i% of population 34.0% 208th/215
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 24.7% 120th/144
Internet users i% of population 28.3% 171st/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 117 101st/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.9 172nd/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.30 117th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 518 77th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 103,592 137th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.27 27th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 71.4% 26th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 37.3 173rd/200
Forest area i% of land area 12.3% 154th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 333 138th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 36.2 164th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 43.5 106th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 43.5 157th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 34.1 194th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 44.6 145th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 35.6 164th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 1.32017

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $891.6 m 85th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 3.3% 21st/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 13.2% 21st/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 11,000 128th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.12% 159th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 34.0 m 71st/163

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.10% 95th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 22010
Scientific articles iarticles 520 97th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Burkina Faso — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/burkina-faso. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Burkina Faso — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/burkina-faso. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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