Refugees
42,953refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
421,026from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has 24 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $28 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of the oil it uses (EIA, 2024).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 24 m (2025)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$27.6billion118th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population24million59th of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$1,148170th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP3.3% of GDP17th of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person0.3t192nd of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Burkina Faso imports all of the oil it uses.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Imports most | Imports all of the oil it usesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Senegal → Burkina Faso as reported by the exporter | Senegal |
| Natural gas | Uses no gas, by this source PreliminaryEIA, 2024 | No partner data from the source | |
| Wheat | Not reported by this source | – | |
| Maize | Low net trade | Exports 0.1% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Côte d'Ivoire, South Africa, Italy |
| Rice | Imports most | Imports 71% of the rice it uses EstimateFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | India, Thailand |
| Soybeans | Low net trade | Exports 11% of what it produces EstimateFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Côte d'Ivoire |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports all of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Morocco, China |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: China, 51% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | China, Türkiye, Spain |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: China, 50% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | China, France, United Arab Emirates |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilImports most
Imports all of the oil it uses
Main partners: Senegal
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Senegal → Burkina Faso as reported by the exporter
- Natural gas
Uses no gas, by this source Preliminary
Main partners: No partner data from the source
EIA, 2024
- Wheat
Not reported by this source
- MaizeLow net trade
Exports 0.1% of what it produces
Main partners: Côte d'Ivoire, South Africa, Italy
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- RiceImports most
Imports 71% of the rice it uses Estimate
Main partners: India, Thailand
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- SoybeansLow net trade
Exports 11% of what it produces Estimate
Main partners: Côte d'Ivoire
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Côte d'Ivoire
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports all of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: Morocco, China
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: China, 51% of imports
Main partners: China, Türkiye, Spain
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: China, 50% of imports
Main partners: China, France, United Arab Emirates
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Burkina Faso’s economy produced $28 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth5.3%2025 · 41st of 186 · World Bank
Inflation−0.6%2025 · 165th of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment3.5%2025 · 126th of 181 · World Bank
Trade60% of GDP2024 · 117th of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$312million2025 · 130th of 200 · World Bank
People
Burkina Faso had 24 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Burkina Faso’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman4.192023 · 23rd of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age17.32023 · 223rd of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over2.7%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Climate and hazards
Burkina Faso emitted 6.5 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Burkina Faso’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions7Mt2024 · 128th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person0.3t2024 · 192nd of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 175096Mt2024 · 148th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress1.62023 · 85th of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Burkina Faso.
Sanctions
3entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 1 and EU 2
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Chinese loans and grants
US$447millioncommitted by Chinese state lenders, 2000–2021
Source: AidData Chinese development finance2000–2021
Cyber incidents
2publicly known incidents affecting Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
52 measures on this site have a recent figure for Burkina Faso.
| GDP | $28 bn | 2025 | 118th of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $1,148 | 2025 | 170th of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 5.3% | 2025 | 41st of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | −0.6% | 2025 | 165th of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 53% | 2025 | 95th of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | −1.5% | 2025 | 67th of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | Estimate | 2025 | 32nd of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 3.5% | 2025 | 126th of 181 | World Bank |
| Trade | 60% | 2024 | 117th of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $312 m | 2025 | 130th of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 2.6% | 2024 | 72nd of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 24 m | 2025 | 59th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 23 m | 2023 | 60th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 4.19 | 2023 | 23rd of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 17.3 | 2023 | 223rd of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 61.1 | 2023 | 228th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 421,026 | 2025 | 14th of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 42,953 | 2025 | 83rd of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 1.8 | 2025 | 103rd of 176 | UNHCR |
| People displaced inside the country | 2.1 m | 2025 | 12th of 38 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 0 kb/d | 2025 | 100th of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 39 kb/d | 2024 | 116th of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 97th of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 0.0 bcm | 2024 | 126th of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 2 TWh | 2024 | 146th of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 17% | 2024 | 134th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 0% | 2024 | 82nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 6.5% | 2024 | 94th of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat imports | 0.3 Mt | 2024 | 75th of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 1.8 Mt | 2024 | 48th of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 159th of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 0.3 Mt | 2024 | 48th of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.9 Mt | 2024 | 18th of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 39th of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 129th of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.02 Mt | 2024 | 76th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.02 Mt | 2024 | 79th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 7 Mt | 2024 | 128th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 0.3 t | 2024 | 192nd of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 96 Mt | 2024 | 148th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | −8% | 2023 | 105th of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 1.6 | 2023 | 85th of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 7% | 2023 | 92nd of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 3.3% | 2025 | 17th of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $892 m | 2025 | 82nd of 150 | World Bank |
| Deaths in organised violence | 4,441 | 2025 | 7th of 61 | UCDP |
| Arms imports | 34 TIV m | 2025 | 60th of 108 | SIPRI |
| People using the internet | 28% | 2024 | 167th of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $90 m | 2024 | 106th of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 14% | 2024 | 37th of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 3 | 2026 | 150th of 181 | US CSL |
| Chinese loans and grants committed | $30 m | 2021 | 66th of 122 | AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.0 |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Trade, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000, Internally displaced
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, Soybean production, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- UCDP Georeferenced Event DatasetConflict deaths
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Dependencies at a glance
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- AidData Chinese development financeChinese loans and grants
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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