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Your guide to exporting from and investing in Burkina Faso.
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Export from Burkina Faso
What Burkina Faso sells and who buys it, the trade agreements, the steps to export and the organizations that help exporters.
Goods exports
US$5.64 billion
Source: UN Comtrade, Burkina Faso exports by destination, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Invest in Burkina Faso
The economy at a glance, what to check before you set up, the steps and the organizations that help investors.
Foreign direct investment inflows
US$311.9 million
Source: UNCTADstat, foreign direct investment flows and stock (opens in a new tab) · as of October 30, 2026
Find public support
The public and membership bodies that help companies, grouped by what you need, each linking to its own site.
Organizations in this guide
12
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Burkina Faso at a glance
Population
24.1 million
Population was 24,074,580 people in 2025.
Source: World Bank, WDI population, Burkina Faso, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP
US$27.6 billion
GDP was US$27.6 billion in 2025, in current United States dollars.
Source: World Bank, WDI GDP in current dollars, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP per person
US$1,148
GDP per person was US$1,148 in 2025, in current United States dollars.
Source: World Bank, WDI GDP per person, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Real GDP growth
5.3%
Real GDP growth was 5.3 percent in 2025.
Source: World Bank, WDI real GDP growth, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Inflation
3.0%
Consumer prices rose 3.0 percent over twelve months to August 2026, in the central bank's economic note for the West African union.
Source: BCEAO, West African union economic note, September 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of August 2026
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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of October 30, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.