Inflation, GDP deflator in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Inflation, GDP deflator was 8.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Burkina Faso, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inflation, gdp deflator in Burkina Faso is 8.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and up 497.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Burkina Faso peaked at 18.7% in 1977 and was at its lowest, -6.3%, in 1986.
Burkina Faso ranks 32nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.9% | — |
| 1962 | 2.0% | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 5.1% | +156.0% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | -64.8% |
| 1965 | -0.7% | -136.2% |
| 1966 | 2.3% | -451.0% |
| 1967 | -4.4% | -291.5% |
| 1968 | -0.3% | -94.0% |
| 1969 | 6.9% | -2719.8% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | -74.2% |
| 1971 | 3.4% | +89.4% |
| 1972 | 7.3% | +116.0% |
| 1973 | 2.7% | -63.3% |
| 1974 | 11.0% | +311.3% |
| 1975 | 8.2% | -25.8% |
| 1976 | 6.7% | -17.7% |
| 1977 | 18.7% | +177.5% |
| 1978 | 14.5% | -22.1% |
| 1979 | 7.8% | -46.6% |
| 1980 | 8.7% | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 13.6% | +56.2% |
| 1982 | 9.0% | -33.4% |
| 1983 | 5.4% | -40.2% |
| 1984 | 6.5% | +20.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -88.4% |
| 1986 | -6.3% | -938.2% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -119.5% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | +175.5% |
| 1989 | 4.8% | +41.7% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | -62.5% |
| 1991 | -4.0% | -319.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -105.7% |
| 1993 | -1.4% | -735.0% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | -1115.3% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | -53.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -94.8% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +346.3% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | +410.2% |
| 1999 | 17.4% | +119.0% |
| 2000 | -0.8% | -104.7% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -583.2% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -51.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -93.9% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +4025.1% |
| 2006 | -0.7% | -117.7% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -476.0% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +267.5% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -73.7% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +57.1% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +78.3% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -13.6% |
| 2013 | -2.1% | -136.6% |
| 2014 | -0.6% | -70.9% |
| 2015 | -2.2% | +258.5% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -217.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -45.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -52.2% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +1160.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -98.3% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +4013.5% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -58.4% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | +403.1% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | -4.4% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.2% | 1.8% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.7% | -6.3% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | -4.0% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | -0.8% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | -2.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 0.1% | 9.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 29 Uzbekistan 11.9% compare
- 30 Belarus 10.9% compare
- 31 Kazakhstan 9.6% compare
- 33 Madagascar 8.4% compare
- 34 Romania 8.2% compare
- 35 Honduras 8.0% compare
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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 10.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 349.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 400,650 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 511.34 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 13.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.778 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in Burkina Faso?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Burkina Faso was 8.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 1977.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.3% in 1986.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Burkina Faso ranks 32nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 497.4%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.