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Burkina Faso
Basic data — Burkina Faso, Africa.
Data refreshed on 2026.05.10 · source: Wikidata
Composite reading — institute
Risque élevé
5.0 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 3.2
- Economy 6.8
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Ouagadougou
- Population
- 24,070,553 inh.
- Area
- 272,967 km²
- Currency
- XOF
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Ibrahim Traoré
Head of Government
Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
23 G$
GDP / capita
982 $
Growth
4.8 %
Inflation
4.2 %
Unemployment
3.5 %
Debt / GDP
61.9 %
Defense / GDP
4.7 %
Life expectancy
61.3 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.08/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
27/100
Corruption (CPI)
41/100
Press freedom (RSF)
52/100
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #12 Or 3 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
4 Md$
Imports
5 Md$
Balance
0 Md$
Top exports
- 67% Or
- 11% Coton
Top imports
- 21% Pétrole raffiné
Import partners
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Côte d'Ivoire
17%
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Chine
12%
Junte. Pivot Russie/Africa Corps.
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
18%
-
GBR
21%
-
FRA
26%
-
DEU
26%
-
RUS
78%
-
CHN
76%
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IRN
56%
Abstention: 21%
Political calendar Wikipedia · IFES · NDI
Upcoming
-
2029
Présidentielle (selon junte)
Last election
-
2020-11-22
Présidentielle (avant coups)
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (renversé 2022)
Last institutional rupture Coups 24 janvier et 30 septembre 2022 (Traoré)
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