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Prices & public finance · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income
Burkina Faso: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is -0.6% (2025), 175th of 180 in the world and 42nd of 44 in Sub-Saharan Africa. GDP deflator is 8.8% (2025), 29th of 209 in the world and 11th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lending rate is 6.2% (2021), 97th of 136 in the world and 30th of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Inflation
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GDP deflator
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13 indicators
Prices & public finance: Burkina Faso in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | -0.6%2025 | 175/180 | 42/44 | -0.3% | -0.8% | 1.9% | −1.3 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 4.4% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 8.8%2025 | 29/209 | 11/46 | -0.8% | 3.8% | 6.5% | +11.1 ppsince 2015 | 4.1% | 6.3% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 6.2%2021 | 97/136 | 30/36 | · | 5.1% | 6.5% | +1.0 ppsince 2011 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 6.1%2021 | 52/136 | 18/36 | · | 1.3% | 0.1% | +7.5 ppsince 2011 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 581.932025 | 30/210 | 13/47 | 710.21 | 494.79 | 575.59 | −1.6%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 18.7%2024 | 56/142 | 10/32 | 9.7%2002 | 11.3% | 13.7% | +5.0 ppsince 2014 | — | 9.9% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 21.2%2024 | 90/142 | 12/32 | 10.4%2002 | 13.6% | 16.9% | +5.8 ppsince 2014 | — | 11.4% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 19.6%2023 | 102/142 | 14/32 | 9.9%2002 | 10.6% | 18.0% | +7.2 ppsince 2013 | — | 13.9% | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 64.2%2024 | 25/78 | 4/15 | · | · | 73.4% | — | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 48.8%2024 | 48/119 | 15/43 | 48.8% | 49.0% | 57.1% | −28.5 ppsince 2014 | — | 42.2% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 22.7%2025 | 124/169 | 12/42 | 10.3% | 15.6% | 28.7% | −2.3 ppsince 2015 | 31.7% | 12.6% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 43.3%2025 | 100/146 | 12/42 | 18.6% | 25.6% | 46.8% | +7.7 ppsince 2015 | 42.6% | 22.6% | 135.7% | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 3.30%2025 | 21/156 | 3/45 | 1.24% | 1.22% | 2.11% | +2.0 ppsince 2015 | 1.13% | 1.57% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Inflation−1.3 pp-0.6% in 2025
- External debt−28.5 pp48.8% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Burkina Faso and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Burkina Faso. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Burkina Faso | Ghana | Côte d'Ivoire | Niger | Mali | Benin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | -0.6%2025 | 14.2%2025 | 0.1%2025 | -4.5%2025 | 3.3%2025 | 1.1%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 8.8%2025 | 14.4%2025 | 3.2%2025 | -1.6%2025 | 2.1%2025 | 1.6%2025 |
| Lending rate | 6.2%2021 | — | 5.3%2016 | 5.3%2016 | 5.3%2016 | 6.2%2021 |
| Real interest rate | 6.1%2021 | — | 6.6%2016 | 2.6%2016 | 3.6%2016 | 4.6%2021 |
| Exchange rate | 581.932025 | 12.562025 | 581.932025 | 581.932025 | 581.932025 | 581.932025 |
| Tax revenue | 18.7%2024 | 12.4%2023 | 13.0%2023 | — | 12.0%2020 | — |
| Government revenue | 21.2%2024 | 15.0%2023 | 13.4%2023 | — | 12.7%2020 | — |
| Government expense | 19.6%2023 | 22.7%2022 | 17.9%2023 | — | 12.2%2020 | — |
| Government debt | 64.2%2024 | — | — | — | — | — |