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Burkina Faso

Official language: French
Currency: CFA Franc
Capital City: Ouagadougou
Area: 272967km²
Subregional membership(s): West Africa, Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS), West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), Least developed countires, Land-locked Countries, Sub-Saharan Africa, Non-Oil Producing, Non-Oil LDCs, Land-locked LDCs, Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) , UEMAO, Sahel Countries, Franc Zone

20321.4K

₂₀₁₉

Mid-year population

12.3B

₂₀₁₇

GDP at current prices, USD

Under five mortality rate

93.7

₂₀₁₇

Primary enrolment ratio

Population and migration

United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)	36.00	35.88	35.64	35.40	35.16	34.80	34.56	34.32	33.96	33.72
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)	70.44	70.44	70.44	70.44	63.48	63.48	63.48
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)	699.4	706.9	713.9	720.4	726.2	731.9	737.2	742.3	747.5	752.6
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)	685.2	692.4	699.0	704.9	710.2	715.1	719.8	724.3	728.9	733.4
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)	693.1	700.4	707.3	713.4	719.0	724.2	729.2	734.0	739.0	743.8
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 0-4 (%)					78.36		78.24
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 10-14 (%)					55.08		56.28
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 15-19 (%)					122.64		90.60
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 20-24 (%)					137.76		130.44
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 25-29 (%)					156.60		149.40
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 30-34 (%)					139.08		144.24
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 35-39 (%)					118.80		123.72
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 40-44 (%)					94.68		101.40
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 45-49 (%)					72.72		80.04
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 5-9 (%)					65.52		65.52
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 50-54 (%)					53.28		59.52
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 55-59 (%)					38.28		43.08
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 60-64 (%)					26.28		30.24
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 65+ (%)					40.80		47.40
Population - Female (%)	604.20	603.72
Population - Female (thousands)	97,206	100,074	103,015	106,025	109,102	112,246	115,457	118,735	122,083
Population - Male (thousands)	95,777	98,781	101,859	105,008	108,225	111,510	114,862	118,282	121,773
Population - Total (thousands)	192,983	198,855	204,873	211,032	217,327	223,756	230,319	237,018	243,857
Population - Urban (%)	302.40	309.60	315.60	322.80	330.00	337.20	344.40	352.80	360.00
Population - Urban (%)	302.40	309.60	315.60	322.80	330.00	337.20	344.40
Population - Urban (thousands)	48,624	51,240	53,976	56,844	59,832	62,952	66,204
Total fertility rate (per woman)	69.4	68.3	67.3	66.2	65.3	64.2	63.2	62.3	61.3	60.4

Health

United Nations Statistics Division, World Health Organization

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 adolescent women aged 15-19 - Female (per 1,000 population)			1,584	1,464
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	4,896	4,776	4,668	4,548	4,452
Percentage of children under-five and underweight (%)	292.80	292.80
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)	1,140	1,140	1,140	1,140
Prevalence of undernourishment (%)	260.40	254.40	249.60	248.40	248.40
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)	292.80	292.80
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)	1,068	1,044	984.00
Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (%)	260.40	254.40	249.60	248.40	248.40
Proportion of population using improved drinking water source - Total (%)	960.00	984.00	984.00	984.00	984.00
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)	216.00	228.00	228.00	228.00	240.00
Under-five mortality rate (Per 1,000 live births)	1,283	1,217	1,159	1,109	1,063

Education

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)				314.64	351.84
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)				532.56	516.36
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)				415.20	432.24
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics by the end of primary (ratio)				10.8
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics in grades 2/3 (ratio)				11.4
Gender parity index for achievement in reading by the end of primary (ratio)				11.5
Gender parity index for participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (ratio)	12.2		11.9	12.0	12.0
Gender parity index of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained (ratio)
Gender parity index of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained (ratio)	1.4	1.3			57.8
Gender parity index of teachers in primary education who are trained (ratio)		12.7	13.0		13.1
Gender parity index of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained (ratio)
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)	934.32	981.36	1,011	1,034	1,046	1,081	1,115
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)	1,015	1,036	1,045	1,061	1,074	1,105	1,132
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)	979.08	1,009	1,029	1,048	1,060	1,093	1,124
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)	250.44	278.28	311.64	339.24	387.84	418.44	450.96
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)	320.64	342.96	368.16	388.44	420.84	440.04	463.56
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)	286.20	311.16	340.44	364.20	404.64	429.48	457.44
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)	32.88	36.12	37.68	39.60	41.52	45.00	49.08
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)	66.24	72.84	76.44	81.60	79.44	87.84	94.32
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)	49.80	54.72	57.36	60.96	60.72	66.72	72.00
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Female (%)	435.84	431.40		984.24
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Male (%)	499.68	499.80		899.40
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Total (%)	468.36	467.28	984.84	946.32		747.12
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Female (%)				527.88
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Male (%)				683.88
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)				601.20	545.16
Mean years of schooling - Female (years)				11.4
Mean years of schooling - Male (years)				22.6
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)	16.8	16.8	16.8	16.8
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)				16.4
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)	784.80	768.00	783.72	797.88	817.68	888.72	905.40
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Male (%)		807.72	813.84	828.72	847.08	915.72	928.44
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)	775.68	788.16	799.08	813.60	832.68	902.52	917.04
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Female (%)	196.80	214.68	241.92		311.04	336.00	351.96
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Male (%)	245.52	258.48	277.32		325.56	338.40	347.52
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Total (%)	221.40	236.88	259.92		318.36	337.20	349.68
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (%)	27.36		114.84	113.52	112.92
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) - Female (%)	27.60		114.12	113.52	112.68
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) - Male (%)	27.00		115.68	113.52	113.04
Proportion of children at the end of primary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics (%)				705.60
Proportion of children at the end of primary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics - Female (%)				669.60
Proportion of children at the end of primary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics - Male (%)				742.80
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)	632.3	578.9	553.2	534.0	506.2	498.6	488.2
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary education - Total (rate)	317.9	316.0	322.9	325.1	302.4	280.6	280.0
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)	207.2	225.2	235.4	236.8	220.1	230.6	233.6
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)	10.7	10.9	11.2
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)		9.4	9.8
Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education (ratio)	5.8	5.8	5.8
Ratio of school attendance rate of orphans to school attendance rate of non orphans (%)
Rural to urban parity index for achievement in mathematics by the end of primary (ratio)				8.6
Rural to urban parity index for achievement in mathematics in grades 2/3 (ratio)				14.3
Rural to urban parity index for achievement in reading by the end of primary (ratio)				7.7
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)	58.4	61.1	63.0	64.6	65.2	66.4	68.5
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)	63.5	64.6	65.0	66.1	66.7	67.7	69.4
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)	61.0	62.9	64.1	65.4	66.0	67.0	68.9
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)	18.4	20.4	22.6	23.8	28.2	30.5	33.1
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)	23.8	25.3	26.9	27.2	31.0	32.4	34.4
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)	21.1	22.9	24.7	25.4	29.6	31.4	33.7
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)	1.9	2.0	2.2	2.3	2.4	2.5	2.8
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)	3.8	4.2	4.4	4.8	4.7	5.2	5.6
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)	2.9	3.1	3.2	3.5	3.5	3.8	4.2
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Female (%)	873.48	894.84	895.56	848.40	887.04	851.88
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Male (%)	788.04	771.60	778.68	746.76	770.28	729.72
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)	827.64	828.84	834.00	794.88	825.72	787.68

National accounts

United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - National Currency (billions)	60,724	68,407	70,829	73,435	73,950	77,317	86,088
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - US dollars (billions)	128.7	134.0	143.4	148.5	125.0	130.4	147.9

Prices

Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100	1,233	1,280	1,287	1,284	1,293	1,299	1,318	1,343	1,300
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)	33.12	45.84	6.36	-3.12	8.64	5.28	17.76	23.52	-38.76
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year	60.96	19.32	1.92	-1.92	23.28	-3.60	19.68	4.08	-30.72
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period	33.12	45.84	6.36	-3.12	8.64	5.28	17.76	22.80	-38.16
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)	60.72	20.04	1.44	-1.80	15.24	-19.68	24.00
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)	1,265	1,286	1,287	1,285	1,302	1,280	1,306

Energy

African Union Commission, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)		14,472	16,080	16,524	13,620	14,016	14,436
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)	10,198	11,336	12,448
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	6,363	4,583	7,503	8,664	20,520	21,612	22,908
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	983.4	1,160	1,266	768	1,116	1,224	1,344
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	60	60.24	60.6
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)		5,076	5,400	5,772	9,144	9,420	9,720
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	3,204	3,648	3,050	3,506	4,001	4,109
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	7,347	5,742	8,769	9,492	21,648	22,836	24,264

Tourism

World Bank, World Tourism Organization, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)	1,548	1,752	2,580	2,112	1,236
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	49.44	46.68	75.96	68.4	47.52
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)	1,392	1,536	2,400	2,196	1,824	2,064
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)		2,844	2,616	2,292	1,956	1,824	1,716
Overnight stays (thousands)		8,520	8,364	6,528	5,772	5,724	5,364
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)	86.2	89.3	100.8	100.8	127.8	129.2	132.5
Total contribution to employment, tourism (%)	36.36	38.88	40.68	37.20	37.08		39.60
Total contribution to GDP, tourism (%)	39.36	43.20	44.88	42.96	42.84		46.80

Transport

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Paved Road (% of total) (%)	246.84
Total length of railways (kilometre)	7,464	7,464	6,216	6,216	6,216	6,216	6,216	6,216

Information society

United Nations Statistics Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (%)	1.08	1.08	0.96	0.36	0.48
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (256KL2M) (%)				0.36	0.36
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2L10MB) (%)				0.00
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	10.56	10.20	9.60	8.52	4.92	4.92	4.80	4.68
Internet users per 100 inhabitants (%)	36.00	44.76	109.20	112.80	168.00	167.52	192.00
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)	92,185,200	119,713,260	134,890,632	149,932,692	173,362,764	184,848,480	215,356,500
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)					957.24
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (256KL2M) (thousands)				63.9	54.9
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2L10MB) (thousands)				6.4
Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (thousands)	168.8	171.9	155.5	64.6	86.5
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%)	36.00	44.76	109.20	112.80	136.68
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%)				0.00	120.00
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%)				0.00	0.00
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient - US dollars (billions)	263.8	906.5	392.3	306.7	851.2

International trade

International Road Federation, World Bank

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020

Banking, insurance, financial statistics

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Deposit rate (%) (%)	42.00	42.00	42.00	42.00	42.00
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	5,662	6,126	5,928	5,933	7,097
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	5,662	6,126	5,927	5,925	7,095	7,111	6,968	6,665	7,031

Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics

World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)	27.7	25.1	28.8	32.9	46.2	42.2	44.5
Net ODA - Per capita (US dollars)	732.72	834.48	734.52	766.56	660.6	661.2	553.56
Net ODA - US dollars (millions)	11,784	13,828	12,541	13,480	11,964	12,330	10,625
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)	330.84	340.44	349.80	358.44	427.32	469.92	461.04	515.52	509.64

Balance of payments

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Economic Commission for Africa

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Capital Account net - US dollars (billions)	2.3	3.2	5.8	4.9	3.1	3.0	3.6
Compensation of employees - US dollars (millions)	197.3	186.0	196.0	387.9	326.6	351.7	427.4
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)	-47.52	-80.64	-135.12	-96.72	-102.24	-87.00	-99.12
Current account balance - US dollars (millions)	-1,922.2	-1,947.6	-16,141.9	-11,971.5	-10,740.5	-9,356.3	-10,728.9
Errors and omissions - US dollars (millions)	-122.4	120.1	-66.2	-181.3
Financial Account net - US dollars (millions)	271.4	1,411	-10,417.2	-7,294.0
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	1,724	3,952	5,883	4,271	2,781	4,684	5,831
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	7,763	11,974	18,626	20,306	20,940	23,804
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	1,227	875.5	699.5	833.4	169.1	605.6	409.8
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	1,270	2,194	3,020	3,421	3,234	3,196
Portfolio Investment (Net) - US dollars (millions)	1,157	-391.4	-168.0	873.0
Primary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	-94.5	-918.0	-2,265.0	-4,308.6	-4,047.2	-4,690.0	-4,750.1
Secondary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	6,537	6,000	5,269	5,730	5,510	4,880	4,773
Services Balance - US dollars (millions)	-8,724.7	-9,579.8	-11,158.6	-10,270.8	-9,307.4	-9,538.3	-10,688.1
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)				-64.80
Trade balance - US dollars (millions)	360.4	2,550	-7,987.3	-3,122.2	-2,895.8	-7.6	-64.0
Workers remittances (Net) - US dollars (millions)	2,184	2,024	2,245	2,995

Environment

United Nations Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)	23,190
CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP) (Kilograms)	0.96
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)	334.80	319.20	178.80
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)					235.20
Land area covered by forest (%)

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