Burkina Faso

Official Name:	Burkina Faso
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Burkina Faso
ISO Country Codes:	BF : BFA
Internet Domain:	.bf
Government Web Site:	None

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Capital:	Ouagadougou	Main Airports:	Thomas Sankara Ouagadougou Airport
Language(s):	French	Population:	21,935,389
Currency:	CFA Franc BCEAO	ISO Currency Code:	XOF
Telephone Dial In:	+226	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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Agence d'Information du Burkina;

AllAfrica;

Burkina 24;

Panafrican News Agency (PANA);;

Newspaper

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Faso Presse;

Le Pays;

L'Observateur Paalga;

Sahelien;

Sidwaya;

Radio

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Africa Radio;

Radiodiffusion Television du Burkina;

Radio Pulsar;

Savane FM;

Burkina Faso

Government Website:	None
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/burkina-faso
Central Bank:	Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	605.3 Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	77% (2004)
Population below poverty line:	41.4% (2018 est.)
Inflation Rate:	-3.2% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	5.10% (2017 - World Bank)
GDP:	$48.175 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$2,200 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	CFA Franc BCEAO
Currency Code:	XOF
World Bank Classification:	Low-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	32.5%	cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock
Industry:	21.8%	cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold
Services:	45.7%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilièeres ;

National Statistics Office:

Institut National de la Statistique et de la Demographie;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Burkina Faso

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

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Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	French
Customs & Excise:	Ministère de l'Economie et des Finances
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank; West African Development Bank; Islamic Development Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 130/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 77/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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