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Burkina Faso

BFA · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

Not availableMERI readiness
-Global rank
23.1BGDP (2024)
23.5MPopulation (2024)

Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		202423,124,729,853WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20244.8WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		20244.2WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20284.8IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		202423,548,781WDI

GDP time series

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile Not available
  • Coverage 0%
  • Imputed 0
  • Missing 0
PillarScore

Pillar scores will display when sub_scores are present for this country.

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.3
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

40
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.9
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1.9
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.5
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.9
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 2 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

SOVEREIGN_RATINGS

Manual bridge · 2 indicators

Manual Source Terms

TI_CPI

Transparency International · 2 indicators

Transparency International Terms

SourceLicense

Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

74 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance202427.2WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal2028-3IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance2024-0.3WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202540TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance2024-0.9WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance2024-1.9WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance2024-0.5WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance2024-0.9WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance2024-1WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra202321.7WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra20240.9WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20222.3WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra2024116.6WDICC BY 4.0
Aviation connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.AVIA_CONN		logistics202337.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.AVIA_IQR_DAYS		logistics20236.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, mean
LPI2.AVIA_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20233.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, median
LPI2.AVIA_MED_DAYS		logistics20232.7LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics20245.2LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics20247.7LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics20243LPI2Modified BSD3
Corridor lead time from port exit to destination for LLDC, mean
LPI2.CORRIDOR_LT_DAYS		logistics20247.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Dwell time at destination for LLDC, mean
LPI2.DT_DESTINATION_DAYS		logistics20248.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Dwell time at port of arrival for LLDC container, mean
LPI2.DT_PORT_DAYS		logistics202410.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics202425.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Reference container import dwell time at port of arrival, mean
LPI2.DT_TRANSIT_DAYS		logistics20249LPI2Modified BSD3
Central government debt (% of GDP)
GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS		macro202361.9WDICC BY 4.0
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro20286.9IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro2023-5.1WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro202423,124,729,853WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20244.8WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro2024982WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro20244.2WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20282IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20244.7WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro2024606.3WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20284.8IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro20253.5WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202438WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity202815.1IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202460.7WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness20244.1IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness20248WDICC BY 4.0
B-READY Business Entry score
B_READY.BUSINESS_ENTRY		meri_readiness202560.8B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Dispute Resolution score
B_READY.DISPUTE_RESOLUTION		meri_readiness202539.5B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY International Trade score
B_READY.TRADE		meri_readiness202552B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Labor score
B_READY.LABOR		meri_readiness202559.1B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness20242.7IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Contract Enforcement Reliability
CONTRACT_ENF		meri_readiness202539.5B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202540TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness20244.1WDICC BY 4.0
General Business Entry Friction
BIZ_ENTRY		meri_readiness202560.8B_READYWorld Bank Terms
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.3UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202566.2WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202531.8UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202422.9WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202545.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202422.9WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202552B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk2028100IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Sovereign credit rating score
RATING.SOV_CREDIT_SCORE		meri_risk202620SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Sovereign Credit Risk
SOV_CREDIT		meri_risk202620SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS		social202341.6WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202480WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202570WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202461.3WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social20242.2WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social202423,548,781WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202428.3WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade20240.4WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade20241.6WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade20245,640,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade20246,429,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade202211.4WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade202460.5WDICC BY 4.0
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