Burkina Faso (BF) is covered on EconEarth with economy, market, and country data, including a public EE Score when the country is eligible for the ranking.
A Sahel economy of gold and cotton whose security crisis has overwhelmed an otherwise simple export model. Ouagadougou's markets still function. Mines and farms cannot grow while the countryside is unsafe.
EE Score: 68.5. EE Score rank: #140 of 144. EE Economy: 73.3. EE Risk: 78.3. EE Growth: 78.2. EE Impact: 57.0. EE Scale: 60.5. EE Score vintage: 2026-11-01. Region: Africa. Population: 24M (rank #60). GDP: $32.4 billion. GDP per capita: $1,316 (2026, IMF). GDP growth: +5.1%. Currency: XOF.