Burkina Faso
| Country summary | |
|---|---|
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Capital |
Ouagadougou |
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Borders |
Benin 306 km, Cote d'Ivoire 584 km, Ghana 549 km, Mali 1,000 km, Niger 628 km, Togo 126 km |
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Government type |
parliamentary republic |
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Population |
15,746,232[1] |
|
Population growth |
3.103% (2010 est.)[1] |
|
Life expectancy |
52.95 years[1] |
|
Unemployment |
77% (2004)[1] |
|
90[2] | |
|
79[3] | |
|
147[4] | |
Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE came to power in a 1987 military coup and has won every election since then. Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens. Recent unrest in Cote d'Ivoire and northern Ghana has hindered the ability of several hundred thousand seasonal Burkinabe farm workers to find employment in neighboring countries.[1]
Economical characteristics
- Currency: West African CFA franc (ISO code: XOF)
- Central bank discount rate: 4.75% (31 December 2008)[1]
- Commercial banks lending rate: NA%[1]
- Stock of money (M1): $1.068 billion (31 December 2008)[1]
- Quasi money (with M1 makes M2): $751.3 million (31 December 2008)[1]
Notable events:
- Banking crisis: 1988-1994[5]
Statistics
| Statistic / Year | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (million USD)[6] | 3 015 | 2 611 | 2 813 | 3 290 | 4 270 | 5 109 | 5 427 | 5 771 | 6 767 | 7 948 |
| Govt. debt (% of GDP)[7] | ||||||||||
| Govt. revenue (% of GDP)[8] | 12.763 | 12.560 | 12.967 | 13.570 | 13.593 | |||||
| Govt. expenses (% of GDP)[9] | 10.337 | 11.159 | 12.833 | 13.884 | 12.789 | |||||
| Debt to revenue (years) |
References
Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 CIA - The World Factbook. "Burkina Faso", from The World Factbook. Referenced 2010-10-01.
- ↑ Heritage Foundation. "Burkina Faso", Economic Freedom Score. A lower ranking is better; but please be careful when comparing between different countries or years. Referenced 2010-10-01.
- ↑ Transparency International. "Burkina Faso", Corruption Perceptions Index 2009. A lower ranking is better; but please note that the numbers cannot be compared between countries or years due to different methodology. Referenced 2010-10-01.
- ↑ Doing Business. "Burkina Faso", Doing Business 2010 (part of The World Bank Group). A lower ranking is better; but please be careful when comparing between different countries or years. Referenced 2010-10-01.
- ↑ Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S. Rogoff. "This Time is Different", Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0-691-14216-6, p. 355. (The list does not claim to be complete.) Referenced 2011-07-19.
- ↑ World Bank. "Burkina Faso: GDP", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-01.
- ↑ World Bank. "Burkina Faso: government debt", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-01.
- ↑ World Bank. "Burkina Faso: government revenue", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-01.
- ↑ World Bank. "Burkina Faso: government expenses", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-01.
Links
- Burkina Faso on Wikipedia
- Central bank of Burkina Faso
- Country profile (pdf) from the Enterprise Studies page (part of the The World Bank Group)
- BBC country profile
