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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
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Population
24.07M
Capital
Ouagadougou
Area
272,967 km²
Currency
XOF
West African CFA franc
Statistics
Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.
GDP (current US$)
$23.12B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$982
as of 2024
Population
23.55M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
2.2%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
4.2%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
3.4%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
28.3%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
61.29
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
7.8%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
5.3%
as of 2023
Urban population (% of total)
28.3%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
4.11
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
—
no data
Trade (% of GDP)
60.5%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
273,600
as of 2023
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About Burkina Faso
- Languages
- French
- Currencies
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Timezones
- UTC
- Demonym
- Burkinabe
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- BF · BFA
- Map
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