Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: -0.6% a year in Burkina Faso and 3.1% a year in Guinea, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guinea, by 3.7 percentage points.
Burkina FasoGuinea
Watch it change on the mapChange since 1980, percentage points · IMF
Latest figures
% a year · IMF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | -0.6 2025 | 1.7 | 176 of 179 | 2 2031 |
| Guinea | 3.1 2025 | 8.2 | 82 of 179 | 4 2031 |
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
- In 2025, Burkina Faso ranked 176 and Guinea ranked 82 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Burkina Faso at 2% a year and Guinea at 4% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Burkina Faso | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.6 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 0.9 | 5.4 |
| 2022 | 13.8 | 10.5 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 12.6 |
| 2020 | 1.9 | 10.6 |
| 2019 | -3.2 | 9.5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 9.8 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 8.9 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 8.2 |
| 2015 | 1.7 | 8.2 |
| 2014 | -0.3 | 9.7 |
| 2013 | 0.5 | 11.9 |
| 2012 | 3.8 | 15.2 |
| 2011 | 2.8 | 21.4 |
| 2010 | -0.6 | 15.5 |
| 2009 | 0.9 | 4.7 |
| 2008 | 10.7 | 18.4 |
| 2007 | -0.2 | 22.9 |
| 2006 | 2.3 | 34.7 |
| 2005 | 6.4 | 31.4 |
| 2004 | -0.4 | 17.5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 11 |
| 2002 | 2.3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| 2000 | -0.2 | 6.8 |
| 1999 | -1.1 | 4.6 |
| 1998 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 1997 | 2.9 | 1.9 |
| 1996 | 6.1 | 3 |
| 1995 | 7.8 | 5.6 |
| 1994 | 24.7 | 4.2 |
| 1993 | 0.6 | 7.1 |
| 1992 | -2 | 16.6 |
| 1991 | 2.5 | 19.7 |
| 1990 | -0.8 | 25.7 |
| 1989 | -0.3 | 28.3 |
| 1988 | 4.2 | 27.3 |
| 1987 | -2.9 | 36.9 |
| 1986 | -2.7 | 64.7 |
| 1985 | 7.1 | 19 |
| 1984 | 4.8 | 26 |
| 1983 | 8.3 | 30.3 |
| 1982 | 12.1 | 29.9 |
| 1981 | 7.6 | 35 |
| 1980 | 12.3 | 40 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Burkina Faso | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.1 | 6.3 |
| 2027 | 2.2 | 5.8 |
| 2028 | 2 | 4.9 |
| 2029 | 2 | 4 |
| 2030 | 2 | 4 |
| 2031 | 2 | 4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time