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Burkina Faso in charts

The figure for Burkina Faso on 10 Chartly charts that compare the countries, each next to the world figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its source, its date and every country's numbers.

Key numbers

  • GDP per person

    GDP per person, US dollars · 2024

    $982

    World: $13,717
    187th highest of 200

  • Population

    People · 2025

    24.1M

    World: 8.22B
    59th highest of 217

  • Life expectancy

    Life expectancy at birth, years · 2024

    61.3

    World: 73.5
    208th highest of 217

  • Internet use

    People using the internet, % of population · 2024

    28.3%

    World: 71.2%
    167th highest of 182

  • Access to electricity

    People with access to electricity, % of population · 2024

    34%

    World: 91.9%
    208th highest of 215

  • Unemployment

    Unemployment rate, % of labor force · 2025

    3.5%

    World: 4.8%
    Tied for 123rd highest of 182

  • Inflation

    Inflation, % change in consumer prices over the year · 2024

    4.2%

    World: 3%
    Tied for 58th highest of 176

  • Carbon emissions per person

    Carbon dioxide emissions, tonnes per person · 2024

    0.3

    World: 4.7
    Tied for 171st highest of 203

  • Health spending per person

    Health spending per person, US dollars · 2023

    $72.00

    World: $1,317
    159th highest of 191

  • College enrollment

    College and university students, % of young adults · 2022

    9.7%

    World: 42%
    120th highest of 126

Each year's figure from the World Bank, next to the world's (dashed) where a world figure means something.

Internet use in Burkina Faso and the world, 1990 to 2024

Burkina Faso: Up from 0% in 1990 to 28.3% in 2024. The world: 71.2% in 2024.

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Every country's internet use · Source: World Bank, IT.NET.USER.ZS (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy in Burkina Faso and the world, 1990 to 2024

Burkina Faso: Up from 49.3 years in 1990 to 61.3 years in 2024. The world: 73.5 years in 2024.

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Every country's life expectancy · Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per person in Burkina Faso and the world, 1990 to 2025

Burkina Faso: Up from $339 in 1990 to $1,148 in 2025. The world: $14,406 in 2025.

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Every country's gdp per person · Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.CD (CC BY 4.0)

Population in Burkina Faso, 1990 to 2025

Burkina Faso: Up from 9.2 million people in 1990 to 24.1 million people in 2025.

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Every country's population · Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL (CC BY 4.0)

Compare Burkina Faso with other countries

Figures are from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), for the newest year most countries have reported; many are estimates, and they are revised as new data comes in. GDP per person is in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices, and so is health spending. Ranks count every country and territory on the chart.