| Economy of Burkina Faso |
| Currency |
CFA Franc (XOF) |
| Fiscal year |
Calendar year |
| Trade organisations |
AU, WTO |
| Statistics [1] |
| GDP ranking |
118th (2004) [2] |
| GDP |
$15.74 billion (2004) |
| GDP growth |
4.8% (2004) |
| GDP per capita |
$1,200 (2004) |
| GDP by sector |
agriculture (39.5%), industry (19.3%), services (41.3%) (2004) |
| Inflation |
2.4% (2004) |
| Pop below poverty line |
45% (2003) |
| Labour force |
5 million (note: a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment) (2003) |
| Labour force by occupation |
agriculture (90%), (2000) |
| Unemployment |
N/A |
| Main industries |
cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold |
| Trading Partners [3] |
| Exports |
$418.6 million (2004) |
| Export - Commodities |
cotton, livestock, gold |
| Main partners |
People's Republic of China 32.3%, Singapore 10.7%, Bangladesh 4.5%, Ghana 4.4%, Colombia 4.4% (2004) |
| Imports |
$866.3 million (2004) |
| Imports - Commodities |
capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum |
| Main Partners |
France 31.5%, Côte d'Ivoire 13.9%, Togo 8.5% (2004) |
| Public finances [4] |
| Public debt |
N/A |
| Revenues |
$695.2 million (2004) |
| Expenses |
$876.3 million (2004) |
| Economic aid |
$484.1 million (1995) |
