Burkina Faso

GDP growth in Burkina Faso

GDP growth in Burkina Faso: 4% a year in 1980 and 5.3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
5.3% a year
Since 1980
+1.3 percentage points
Rank, 2025
27 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
4.9% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

GDP growth in Burkina FasoGDP growth in Burkina Faso: 4% a year in 1980 and 5.3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 4.9% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 4.9% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 11.3% a year in 1985, the lowest -1.2% a year in 1983.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBurkina Faso
20255.3
20244.8
20233
20221.6
20216.9
20202
20195.9
20186.6
20176.2
20166
20153.9
20144.3
20135.8
20126.5
20116.6
20108.4
20093
20085.8
20074.1
20066.3
20058.7
20044.5
20037.8
20024.4
20016.6
20001.9
19997.3
19987.3
19976.3
199611
19955.7
19941.3
19933.5
19920.2
19919.1
1990-0.6
19892.2
19885.8
1987-0.2
19868
198511.3
19841.6
1983-1.2
19821.4
19812.7
19804
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBurkina Faso
20264.4
20274.8
20284.8
20294.8
20304.8
20314.9

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • 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 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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