GDP growth in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: GDP growth was 5.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Burkina Faso, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Burkina Faso stood at 5.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Burkina Faso peaked at 11.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, -1.8%, in 1984.
Burkina Faso ranks 46th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.0% | — |
| 1962 | 6.1% | +51.6% |
| 1963 | -1.3% | -120.7% |
| 1964 | 2.3% | -280.0% |
| 1965 | 3.8% | +64.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | -85.7% |
| 1967 | 8.8% | +1541.2% |
| 1968 | 3.1% | -65.2% |
| 1969 | 2.0% | -34.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -94.2% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | +1107.8% |
| 1972 | 2.3% | +63.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | -80.6% |
| 1974 | 8.3% | +1744.2% |
| 1975 | 3.0% | -63.8% |
| 1976 | 8.5% | +184.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -95.7% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | +1144.2% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | -20.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | -78.3% |
| 1981 | 4.3% | +434.0% |
| 1982 | 9.6% | +124.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -96.4% |
| 1984 | -1.8% | -614.1% |
| 1985 | 8.5% | -578.9% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | -6.6% |
| 1987 | -0.2% | -103.0% |
| 1988 | 5.8% | -2552.3% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -62.9% |
| 1990 | -0.6% | -128.0% |
| 1991 | 9.1% | -1604.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -97.4% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +1387.4% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -62.0% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +334.7% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +92.7% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | -42.7% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -74.5% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +250.2% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -34.2% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +79.2% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -42.6% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +93.4% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -27.8% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -34.3% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +41.1% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -48.9% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +185.2% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -21.6% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +51.9% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -65.9% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +245.3% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -76.6% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +84.4% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +61.1% |
| 2025 | 5.3% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | -1.3% | 8.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 0.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | -1.8% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | -0.6% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 1.9% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 3.9% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 1.6% | 6.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Burkina Faso
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0662 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 75.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 38.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 44,193 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0666 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 76.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 45,157 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 35.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Burkina Faso?
- Gdp growth in Burkina Faso was 5.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8% in 1984.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gdp growth?
- Burkina Faso ranks 46th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.