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Burkina Faso

74 series · 1800–2025 · Low income · Sub-Saharan Africa

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National accounts

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Nominal GDPMillions of local currencynGDP1954–202516,156,118 (2025)
Nominal GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsnGDP_USD1954–202527,763 (2025)
Real GDPMillions of local currencyrGDP1950–202511,201,029 (2025)
Real GDP per capitaConstant local currency per personrGDP_pc1950–2025465,264 (2025)
Real GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsrGDP_USD1950–202518,938 (2025)
DeflatorIndex, 2015 = 100deflator1954–2025144.2 (2025)
Real GDP per capita (USD)US dollars per personrGDP_pc_USD1950–2025786.6 (2025)

Consumption and investment

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Total consumptionMillions of local currencycons1959–202512,228,712 (2025)
Total consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcons_GDP1959–202575.7 (2025)
Total consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarscons_USD1959–202521,014 (2025)
Household consumptionMillions of local currencyhcons1959–20259,448,888 (2025)
Household consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPhcons_GDP1959–202558.5 (2025)
Household consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarshcons_USD1959–202516,237 (2025)
Government consumptionMillions of local currencygcons1959–20252,780,757 (2025)
Government consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgcons_GDP1959–202517.2 (2025)
Government consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarsgcons_USD1959–20254,779 (2025)
Gross capital formationMillions of local currencyinv1959–20253,459,341 (2025)
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPinv_GDP1959–202521.4 (2025)
Gross capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsinv_USD1959–20255,945 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formationMillions of local currencyfinv1960–20252,595,616 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPfinv_GDP1960–202516.1 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsfinv_USD1960–20254,460 (2025)

External sector

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
ExportsMillions of local currencyexports1951–20255,637,744 (2025)
Exports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPexports_GDP1954–202534.9 (2025)
Exports (USD)Millions of US dollarsexports_USD1951–20259,688 (2025)
ImportsMillions of local currencyimports1959–20255,306,464 (2025)
Imports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPimports_GDP1959–202532.8 (2025)
Imports (USD)Millions of US dollarsimports_USD1959–20259,119 (2025)
Current accountMillions of local currencyCA1968–2024-559,504 (2024)
Current account (% of GDP)Percent of GDPCA_GDP1968–2024-3.97 (2024)
USD exchange rateLocal currency per US dollarUSDfx1903–2025581.9 (2025)
Real effective exchange rateIndex, 2015 = 100REER1960–2023104.4 (2023)
Current account (USD)Millions of US dollarsCA_USD1968–2024-922.7 (2024)

Government finances

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Government expenditureMillions of local currencygovexp1954–20243,922,856 (2024)
General government expenditureMillions of local currencygen_govexp1985–20243,922,856 (2024)
General government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govexp_GDP1985–202427.8 (2024)
Central government expenditureMillions of local currencycgovexp1954–20253,966,651 (2025)
Central government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovexp_GDP1954–202524.6 (2025)
Government revenueMillions of local currencygovrev1954–20243,100,117 (2024)
General government revenueMillions of local currencygen_govrev1985–20243,100,117 (2024)
Central government revenueMillions of local currencycgovrev1954–20253,458,512 (2025)
General government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govrev_GDP1985–202422.0 (2024)
Central government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovrev_GDP1954–202521.4 (2025)
Government tax revenueMillions of local currencygovtax1961–20242,640,205 (2024)
General government tax revenueMillions of local currencygen_govtax2020–20242,640,205 (2024)
Central government tax revenueMillions of local currencycgovtax1961–20242,625,644 (2024)
General government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govtax_GDP2020–202418.7 (2024)
Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovtax_GDP1961–202418.6 (2024)
Government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdef_GDP1954–2024-5.84 (2024)
General government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdef_GDP1985–2024-5.84 (2024)
General government deficitMillions of local currencygen_govdef1985–2024-822,739 (2024)
Central government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdef_GDP1954–2025-3.73 (2025)
Central government deficitMillions of local currencycgovdef1954–2025-601,972 (2025)
Government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdebt_GDP1970–202457.2 (2024)
General government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdebt_GDP1976–202457.2 (2024)
General government debtMillions of local currencygen_govdebt1976–20248,070,474 (2024)
Central government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdebt_GDP1970–202452.7 (2024)
Central government debtMillions of local currencycgovdebt1970–20247,427,504 (2024)
Government debtMillions of local currencygovdebt1970–20248,070,474 (2024)
Government deficitMillions of local currencygovdef1954–2024-822,739 (2024)
Government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovexp_GDP1954–202427.8 (2024)
Government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovrev_GDP1954–202422.0 (2024)
Government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovtax_GDP1961–202418.7 (2024)

Money and interest rates

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Short-term interest ratePercentstrate2001–20212.00 (2021)
Long-term interest ratePercentltrate2012–20156.00 (2015)
Central bank policy ratePercentcbrate1993–20202.00 (2020)
M0 (monetary base)Millions of local currencyM01962–20257,351,064 (2025)
M1Millions of local currencyM11962–20243,747,601 (2024)
M2Millions of local currencyM21962–20245,932,200 (2024)
M3Millions of local currencyM32001–20256,963,028 (2025)

Prices and labor markets

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Consumer price indexIndex, 2015 = 100CPI1958–2025126.7 (2025)
InflationPercentinfl1959–2025-0.586 (2025)
PopulationMillions of peoplepop1800–202524.1 (2025)
Unemployment ratePercentunemp1985–20243.44 (2024)

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →