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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso · BFA · Africa

Risk Score

High→ Stable

Risk Factors

Active conflict (structural)

No recent events in pipeline

Overview

Burkina Faso is a landlocked West African nation facing significant political instability due to recent military coups and ongoing security challenges. Its economy is primarily agrarian, with gold mining being a major export, but development is hampered by insecurity and poverty.

Leadership

Ibrahim Traoré

Interim President (President of the Transitional Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration)

GOVERNMENT: Provisional Military Government

Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla

Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré

Aboubakar Nacanabo

Economy

GDP

$25.0B

GDP per Capita

$1.1K

GDP Growth

+4.5%

Inflation

5.0%

Unemployment

5.0%

Gold miningCottonLivestockAgriculture

Trade

Key Exports

GoldCottonLivestockCashew nuts

Key Imports

MachineryFoodstuffsPetroleum productsVehicles

Top Partners

SwitzerlandIndiaCôte d'IvoireFrance

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