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WESTERN AFRICA

Burkina Faso

BF

Ouagadougou · pop. 24M · French · West African CFA franc · landlocked

conflict

1 event · 2 killed

Aug 25–31, the latest week from UCDP

Trajectories

economic complexity

#106

Climbing the complexity rankings, from #120 in 1995.

2024 · −0.71

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
1995−1.10
1996−1.01+0.10 pts
1997−0.58+0.42 pts
1998−0.75−0.16 pts
1999−0.62+0.13 pts
2000high−0.27+0.35 pts
2001−0.28−0.01 pts
2002−0.77−0.49 pts
2003−1.00−0.23 pts
2004−1.10−0.10 pts
2005−1.13−0.03 pts
2006−1.29−0.16 pts
2007−0.98+0.31 pts
2008−1.30−0.32 pts
2009−1.34−0.03 pts
2010−0.80+0.54 pts
2011low−1.54−0.74 pts
2012−1.12+0.41 pts
2013−1.21−0.09 pts
2014−1.20+0.01 pts
2015−1.33−0.13 pts
2016−1.54−0.21 pts
2017−1.46+0.07 pts
2018−1.13+0.34 pts
2019−1.01+0.12 pts
2020−1.05−0.04 pts
2021−1.21−0.16 pts
2022−0.97+0.24 pts
2023−1.13−0.16 pts
2024latest−0.71+0.42 pts

economic momentum

$982

Tripled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $982

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990$339
1991$334−1.4%
1992$349+4.5%
1993$324−7.0%
1994low$187−42.2%
1995$229+22.4%
1996$243+6.0%
1997$224−7.8%
1998$250+11.5%
1999$293+17.4%
2000$249−15.0%
2001$259+4.2%
2002$286+10.1%
2003$362+26.9%
2004$404+11.4%
2005$441+9.2%
2006$456+3.3%
2007$515+13.0%
2008$619+20.4%
2009$602−2.9%
2010$625+3.9%
2011$725+16.0%
2012$731+0.9%
2013$760+3.9%
2014$765+0.7%
2015$630−17.6%
2016$664+5.3%
2017$709+6.8%
2018$777+9.6%
2019$765−1.6%
2020$825+7.9%
2021$896+8.5%
2022$827−7.6%
2023$873+5.6%
2024latest$982+12.4%

prices

4.2%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 4.2%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990−0.5%
19912.2%+2.67 pts
1992−2.0%−4.15 pts
19930.6%+2.54 pts
1994high25.2%+24.6 pts
19957.5%−17.7 pts
19966.1%−1.36 pts
19972.3%−3.78 pts
19985.1%+2.77 pts
1999−1.1%−6.16 pts
2000−0.3%+0.77 pts
20015.0%+5.31 pts
20022.2%−2.83 pts
20032.0%−0.14 pts
2004−0.4%−2.43 pts
20056.4%+6.82 pts
20062.3%−4.08 pts
2007−0.2%−2.56 pts
200810.7%+10.9 pts
20092.6%−8.05 pts
2010−0.8%−3.37 pts
20112.8%+3.52 pts
20123.8%+1.06 pts
20130.5%−3.28 pts
2014−0.3%−0.79 pts
20150.7%+0.98 pts
20160.4%−0.28 pts
20171.5%+1.04 pts
20182.0%+0.47 pts
2019low−3.2%−5.19 pts
20201.9%+5.12 pts
20213.7%+1.77 pts
202214.3%+10.6 pts
20230.7%−13.5 pts
2024latest4.2%+3.45 pts

demographic curve

4.1 children per woman

Above replacement: still growing. Fell from 7.2 in 1980.

2024 · 4.1

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
19606.2
19616.3+0.6%
19626.3+0.6%
19636.4+0.5%
19646.4+1.0%
19656.5+0.8%
19666.5+0.9%
19676.6+0.9%
19686.6+0.9%
19696.7+0.3%
19706.7+0.3%
19716.7+0.2%
19726.7+0.3%
19736.8+0.8%
19746.8+1.1%
19756.9+1.0%
19767.0+0.6%
19777.0+1.4%
19787.1+1.4%
19797.2+0.6%
19807.2+0.4%
1981high7.3+0.5%
19827.30.0%
19837.30.0%
19847.2−0.1%
19857.20.0%
19867.2−0.3%
19877.2−0.7%
19887.1−0.8%
19897.0−0.9%
19907.0−0.5%
19917.0−0.5%
19926.9−0.5%
19936.9−0.7%
19946.8−0.7%
19956.8−0.4%
19966.8−0.5%
19976.7−0.8%
19986.7−0.9%
19996.6−1.1%
20006.5−1.0%
20016.4−1.3%
20026.3−1.4%
20036.3−0.9%
20046.2−1.0%
20056.2−0.5%
20066.2−0.2%
20076.1−1.0%
20086.0−1.0%
20096.0−1.0%
20105.9−0.9%
20115.9−1.1%
20125.8−1.3%
20135.7−1.7%
20145.6−1.8%
20155.5−2.1%
20165.3−2.7%
20175.2−3.0%
20184.9−4.8%
20194.7−4.9%
20204.4−5.1%
20214.4−1.8%
20224.3−2.0%
20234.2−2.1%
2024latest4.1−1.8%

Metrics

  1. population
    24M
    58 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $20B
    120 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $873
    157 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $827M
    84 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    4.1%
    13 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    273K km²
    76 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    88 /km²
    76 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    61.1 yr
    165 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    17%
    159 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    0.3 t
    141 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    29%
    154 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    4.1
    19 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    3.1%
    94 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    2.6%
    71 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.1%
    99 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    47
    104 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    520
    96 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    2%
    113 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    37
    85 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    6%
    29 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  21. adult literacy
    42%
    102 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  22. democracy (v-dem)
    0.10
    126 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  23. clean government
    41
    68 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  24. press freedom
    23.2
    34 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  25. human development
    0.459
    157 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data