Economic Indicators for Burkina Faso


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Current account balance-7.460.394.19-10.32Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index131.76130.79131.7617.41
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )0.7414.2929.99-8.40Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate6.256.548.874.74%
Interest rates6.420.077.58-3.83Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt62.5355.5873.3945.57% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )95.8285.48102.5183.63
Human Capital Index0.380.380.380.32Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered3,416.002,940.003,416.002,940.00Number
Time required to start a business13.0013.0040.0013.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse121.00121.00206.00121.00Days
Armed forces Personnel11,000.0011,000.0015,000.004,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services28.8631.7432.807.35Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services35.9633.1036.9619.53Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP2019201USD Billions
GDP Growth2.961.7811.01-1.78Percentage (%)
Hospital beds0.200.401.420.20Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.090.080.090.00Per 1,000 people
Labor force8,632,600.008,378,124.008,632,600.004,170,246.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education10.755.6611.495.66Percentage (%)
Fertility rate4.674.777.264.67Total
Population2423247Thousands