Burkina Faso
BFA Sub-Saharan AfricaState of play
A landlocked West African republic, among the world's largest cotton and gold producers.
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GDP growth5.29% per year · 2025▲ 9.53% vs previous
Military expenditure4.68% of GDP · 2024▲ 14.7% vs previous
Trade openness65.0% of GDP · 2025▲ 7.46% vs previous
Population24.1Mpeople · 2025▲ 2.23% vs previous
Displaced from here421Kpeople · 2025▲ 50.0% vs previous
Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)
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