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infrastructure. The increase in consumption linked to growth of the wage bill also supported economic growth. Inflation remained low, 0.4% that year but the public deficit grew to 7.7% of GDP (vs. 3.5% in 2016). The government was continuing to get financial aid and loans to finance the debt. To finance the public deficit, the Government combined concessional aid and borrowing on the regional market. The World Bank said that the economic outlook remained favorable in the short and medium term, although that could be negatively impacted. Risks included high oil prices (imports), lower prices of gold and cotton (exports) as well as terrorist threat and labour strikes.
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A 2018 report by the African Development Bank Group discussed a macroeconomic evolution: "higher investment and continued spending on social services and security that will add to the budget deficit". This group's prediction for 2018 indicated that the budget deficit would be reduced to 4.8% of GDP
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The banking sector is highly concentrated, with the three largest banks holding nearly 60% of total financial sector assets. Banks are generally adequately capitalized, but remain vulnerable due to their overexposure to the cotton sector, the prices of which are subject to significant oscillations.
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Children working in granite quarries and gold mines were working 6 to 7 days a week for up to 14 hours per day. So-called "payment" is in the form of food to eat and a place to sleep. Since that time, the government has adopted a National Action Plan, and in collaboration with Interpol, have since
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Current GDP per capita of Burkina Faso grew 13% in the Sixties reaching a peak growth of 237% in the Seventies. But this proved unsustainable and growth consequently scaled back to 23% in the Eighties. Finally, it shrank by 37% in the Nineties. Average wages in 2007 hover around 2 to 3 dollars per
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A December 2018 report from the World Bank indicates that cotton had become the most important cash crop, while gold exports were increasing in recent years. In 2017, economic growth increased to 6.4% in 2017 (vs. 5.9% in 2016) primarily due to gold production and increased investment in
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mining has increased greatly since the mid-1980s and, along with cotton, is a leading export moneyearner. However, both gold and cotton are listed as goods produced mostly by child labor and forced labor according to a recent
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Many Burkinabé migrate to neighbouring countries for work, and their remittances provide a substantial contribution to the balance of payments. Burkina Faso is attempting to improve the economy by developing its
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The Burkinabé financial system represents 30% of the country's GDP and is dominated by the banking sector, which accounts for 90% of total financial system assets. Eleven banks and five
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According to the United States Department of Labor in 2012, 37.8% of children in Burkina Faso aged 5-14 were working, while another 13.6% were both going to school and working.
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has an average income purchasing-power-parity per capita of $ 1,900 and nominal per capita of $ 790 in 2014. More than 80% of the population relies on
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in 2018 and to 2.9% in 2019. Public debt associated with the National Economic and Social Development Plan was estimated at 36.9% of GDP in 2017.
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By 2023, the percentage of children working in Burkina Faso has dropped slightly to 35.7%, according to the United States' Department of Labor.
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progress depends on continued low inflation, reduction in the trade deficit, and reforms designed to encourage private investment.
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it launched in 1991. It has largely recovered from the devaluation of the CFA in January 1994, with a 1996 growth rate of 5.9%.
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are privately owned, and others are set to be privatized. Burkina Faso's exploitable natural resources are limited, although a
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south of the Mossi Plateau. Most of the population ekes out a living as subsistence farmers, living with problems of climate,
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For purchasing power parity comparisons, the US Dollar is exchanged at 470.70 CFA Francs only. Mean wages were $ 0.56 per
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Although disadvantaged by an extremely resource-deprived domestic economy, Burkina Faso remains committed to the
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a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment
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Christian Children's Fund of Canada (CCFC) has partnered with EDUCO, a fellow member of the
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The agricultural economy remains highly vulnerable to fluctuations in rainfall. The
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This is a chart of trend of gross domestic product of Burkina Faso at market prices
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more productive and competitive, and stabilizing the supplies and prices of
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by the International Monetary Fund with figures in millions of CFA Francs.
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In addition to smaller productions of other agricultural products.
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is based primarily on subsistence farming and livestock raising.
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Industry, still in an embryonic stage, is located primarily in
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economy also remained subject to fluctuations in world prices.
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in north central Burkina Faso faces encroachment from the
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resources, improving its infrastructure, making its
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Livestock, once a major export, has declined. 2133:Burkina Faso latest trade data on ITC Trade Map 1577:"World Economic Outlook Database, October 2021" 925:The country has a high population density, few 2629: 2153: 1508:"World Economic Outlook Database, April 2023" 1417:"World Economic Outlook Database, April 2019" 1392:United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 1316:deposit is located in the remote northeast. 914:, lack of adequate communications and other 878:All values, unless otherwise stated, are in 2636: 2622: 2160: 2146: 1875: 1502: 1500: 1498: 1496: 429:90%, industry and services 10% (2000 est.) 27: 3053:World Trade Organization member economies 2167: 1529: 1075: 1493: 1446:"World Bank Country and Lending Groups" 1387:List of companies based in Burkina Faso 955: 3040: 1725:HDRO (Human Development Report Office) 1693:HDRO (Human Development Report Office) 1569: 2643: 2617: 2141: 1336:Child labour in Africa § Burkina Faso 1255:(12th largest producer in the world); 147:$ 21.076 billion (nominal, 2023 est.) 1728:United Nations Development Programme 1696:United Nations Development Programme 1234:(8th largest producer in the world); 652:capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum 330:43.7% on less than $ 1.90/day (2014) 1749:"Labor force, total - Burkina Faso" 1557:from the original on 9 October 2022 199:4.9% (2023e) 5.9% (2024f) 13: 1475:"Population, total - Burkina Faso" 1102:agricultural and livestock sectors 871:$ 0.049 billion (31 December 2017) 785:$ 2.442 billion (31 December 2012) 14: 3069: 2120: 2054:United States Department of Labor 1831:"Import Partners of Burkina Faso" 1801:"Export Partners of Burkina Faso" 1262: 910:. Highly variable rainfall, poor 196:6.9% (2021) 2.4% (2022) 2944:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 2714:Democratic Republic of the Congo 2237: 2100: This article incorporates 2095: 1366: 1334:This section is an excerpt from 867: 866: 781: 780: 736: 722: 708: 694: 680: 666: 638: 637: 613: 599: 585: 571: 557: 543: 529: 487: 486: 403: 402: 367: 366: 224: 223: 216: 215: 151: 150: 143: 142: 125: 124: 2064: 2042: 2025: 2008: 1987: 1962: 1956:"Burkina Faso Economic Outlook" 1948: 1922: 1896: 1853: 1823: 1793: 1767: 1741: 1709: 1685:"Human Development Index (HDI)" 1677: 1328: 1269:Mining industry of Burkina Faso 1177:Burkina Faso produced in 2018: 942:non-bank financial institutions 3058:African Union member economies 1651: 1625: 1599: 1467: 1438: 1409: 1293:. Manufacturing is limited to 1166: 1: 1402: 1397:List of banks in Burkina Faso 1090:structural adjustment program 413:61.4% employment rate (2014) 7: 1585:International Monetary Fund 1544:openknowledge.worldbank.org 1516:International Monetary Fund 1425:International Monetary Fund 1382:Agriculture in Burkina Faso 1359: 1273:Agriculture in Burkina Faso 1173:Agriculture in Burkina Faso 979:Inflation Index (2000=100) 820:$ 3.655 billion (2017 est.) 812:$ 2.666 billion (2017 est.) 642:$ 3.305 billion (2017 est.) 10: 3074: 1450:datahelpdesk.worldbank.org 1333: 1266: 1170: 491:$ 3.14 billion (2017 est.) 422:Labour force by occupation 220:$ 900 (nominal, 2023 est.) 2957: 2932: 2651: 2580: 2513: 2460: 2451: 2399: 2390: 2321: 2312: 2255: 2246: 2235: 2229:Insurgency (2015–present) 2179: 1080:BurkinabĂ© exports in 2006 875: 856: 849:BBB- (T&C Assessment) 824: 816: 808: 794: 789: 769: 756: 656: 646: 633: 519: 495: 482: 477: 441: 433: 420: 393: 355: 337: 309: 292: 258: 235: 206: 187: 166: 133: 120: 115: 92: 68: 56: 45: 26: 2699:Central African Republic 1861:"Sovereigns rating list" 1323:U.S. Department of Labor 944:operate in the country. 804:38.1% of GDP (2017 est.) 228:$ 2,726 (PPP, 2023 est.) 3048:Economy of Burkina Faso 2199:Republic of Upper Volta 1863:. Standard & Poor's 900:subsistence agriculture 892:economy of Burkina Faso 358:Human Development Index 2102:public domain material 1837:. 2012. Archived from 1807:. 2012. Archived from 1081: 973:Gross Domestic Product 2859:SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂ­ncipe 2719:Republic of the Congo 1251:103 thousand tons of 1244:160 thousand tons of 1237:240 thousand tons of 1230:253 thousand tons of 1223:329 thousand tons of 1216:482 thousand tons of 1209:490 thousand tons of 1202:630 thousand tons of 1143:. 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Ouagadougou
financial centre
CFA Franc
Fiscal year
AU
AfCFTA
CEN-SAD
WTO
Least developed
Low-income economy
GDP
PPP
120nd (nominal, 2023)
113th (PPP, 2023)
179nd (nominal, 2023)
177th (PPP, 2023)
agriculture
industry
services
Inflation
CPI
poverty line
poverty
Gini coefficient
Human Development Index
184nd
IHDI
agriculture
cotton

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