Burkina Faso
General information
Capital: Ouagadougou
Currency unit: CFA franc
Official language: French
Area: 273,600 km²
Population in million: 19,751,500.0
GDP per capita (current US dollars): 715
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $): 1,985
Demography
Labor force participation rate (% of total population ages 15+): 66.6
Annual growth rate of the population: 2.9 %
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births): 49.0 %
Life expectancy at birth: 60.8 ans
Youth literacy rate Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24): 41 %
Production
Gross domestic product (GDP) in billions of US dollars: 14,124,800,000.00
Agriculture value added of GDP: 28.0
Industry value added of GDP: 19.5
Services value added of GDP: 6.0
Trade
Total exports in billions of US dollars: 2,361,480.00
Total imports in billions of US dollars: 2,267,640.00
Major manufactured products (as % of total exports) :
Cotton yarn (0.16 %)
Bars and rods of iron or steel, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn (0.15 %)
Tanned or crust hides and skins of other animals (0.12 %)
Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics (0.08 %)
Sacks and bags (0.08 %)
Weight of major primary products excluding minerals and oil (as % of total exports) :
Cotton, not carded or combed (19.34 %)
Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits (3.25 %)
Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts (1.23 %)
Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas and mangoes (0.40 %)
Other fixed vegetable fats and oils (0.33 %)
Global Sustainable Competitiveness Indicator
The indicator highlights the scores of each of the three pillars of the sustainable competitiveness. A larger area means a higher score (0-100) and therefore a more favorable economic situation.
| 2020 | Burkina Faso | |
|---|---|---|
| Global Sustainable Competitiveness Indicator | 39 | |
| National attractiveness Burkina Faso: 34 | 34 | |
| Price competitiveness Burkina Faso: 67 | 67 | |
| Durability and resistance to vulnerabilities Burkina Faso: 16 | 16 | |
| Revealed competitivenes and economic performances Burkina Faso: - | - |
National attractiveness
| 2020 | Burkina Faso | |
|---|---|---|
| National attractiveness | 34 | |
| Infrastructures Burkina Faso: 25 | 25 | |
| Market Burkina Faso: 32 | 32 | |
| Human and financial capital Burkina Faso: 20 | 20 | |
| Political and economic governance Burkina Faso: 53 | 53 |
Price competitiveness
| Burkina Faso | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price competitiveness | 67 | |
| Macroeconomic competitiveness Burkina Faso: 46 | 46 | |
| Products competitiveness Burkina Faso: 75 | 75 |
Revealed competitivenes and economic performances
| Burkina Faso | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revealed competitivenes and economic performances | - | |
| Weighted market shares index of the 5 major exported primary products (except oil and ores) Burkina Faso: 163 | 163 | |
| Weighted market shares index of the 5 major exported manufactured products Burkina Faso: 179 | 179 |