Nominal GDP
$27.63B
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
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Economy Snapshot
Burkina Faso Economy and Trade
OuagadougouLocal time
GDP $27.63B · real growth +5.3% · 2025
For Burkina Faso, the dashboard separates a 2025 nominal GDP reading of $27.63B from the 2025 real-growth rate of +5.3%. For household-scale context, GDP per capita is $1,148 in 2025, while consumer-price inflation is -0.6% in 2025. Reference years remain attached to each series so readers can compare the figures without treating differently dated measures as one snapshot.
GDP per capita
$1,148
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
Real GDP growth
+5.3%
annual % · 2025
World Bank
Inflation
-0.6%
CPI annual % · 2025
Source listed below
Burkina Faso at a Glance
Definitions and reference periods stay visible so nominal output, real growth, prices, jobs and trade are not silently mixed.
Output trend
Nominal GDP · annual observations · current US$ · World Bank
2015: $11.83B2016: $12.83B2017: $14.11B2018: $15.89B2019: $16.03B2020: $17.73B2021: $19.70B2022: $18.62B2023: $20.11B2024: $23.14B2025: $27.63B
GDP per capita$1,148
Real growth+5.3%
Reference year2025
2025 Inflation
-0.6%
CPI annual %
2025 Unemployment
3.5%
labor-market measure
2025 GDP per capita
$1,147.6
current US$
Macro signals and Merchandise trade
Available measures are shown with their reported reference periods.
Macro signals
World Bank · 2025 unless marked
Real growth+5.3%
Unemployment3.5%
Inflation2025-0.6%
Merchandise trade
WTO trade profile · 2024 · USD
Exports$5.64B
Imports$6.43B
Balance-$0.79B
Largest highlighted export destination
Switzerland56.2%
Merchandise trade is kept separate from goods-and-services measures.
Understand the numbers
What Burkina Faso's economic profile is telling you
Burkina Faso recorded real GDP growth of 5.3 percent in 2025. The World Bank's 2026 economic update links that resilience to agriculture, services and mining, while the annual CPI series shows a small decline in the overall price level for 2025.
Gold dominates merchandise exports. Switzerland received more than half of Burkina Faso's exports in the 2024 WTO profile, with the United Arab Emirates the second-largest destination.
Reading the headline data
GDP shows the current-dollar size of the economy, while real growth measures changes in output after accounting for price effects. Inflation and unemployment add separate information about household prices and labor conditions.
Reading the trade data
Merchandise exports and imports cover traded goods. They are not combined with services trade or treated as a current-account measure.
Detailed Economic Data
| Indicator | Burkina Faso | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$, market prices | $27.63B | 2025 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $1,147.6 | 2025 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | +5.3% | 2025 | Actual |
| InflationCPI, annual % | -0.6% | 2025 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 3.5% | 2025 | Estimate |
| Merchandise exportscurrent USD | $5.64B | 2024 | Actual |
| Merchandise importscurrent USD | $6.43B | 2024 | Actual |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Burkina Faso's GDP?
Nominal GDP was about $27.63B in 2025 in current US dollars according to the World Bank.
Is Burkina Faso's economy growing?
Real GDP growth was +5.3% in 2025.
What is inflation in Burkina Faso?
The annual CPI reading used here is -0.6% for 2025.
What does merchandise trade show for Burkina Faso?
Merchandise exports were $5.64B and imports were $6.43B in 2024, producing a same-year goods balance of -$0.79B.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
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GDP, GDP per capita, real GDP growth, consumer-price inflation and modeled ILO unemployment.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment
Matched-year merchandise exports and imports from the WTO economy profile.
Official data: WTO country profile
Every metric keeps its definition and reference year. A missing value is preferable to a silently mixed definition.