Data and Statistics

Burkina Faso: Quick Facts

For a complete list of indicators, refer to the Burkina Faso Country Data Profile. Refer to the Africa Quick Query to customize and manage timeseries data on a wide range of topics.

World Bank Sources of Data

The World Bank gathers and shares development data to improve the understanding of the challenges facing each country. The following resources cover a range of social and economic measures of poverty and development.

Summary Data

	Millennium Development Goals for Burkina Faso: Targets for reducing poverty, imporving health and education, and protecting the environment.
	Burkina Faso Country Data Profile
	Burkina Faso-at-a-Glance (PDF)

Data by Topic

	Doing Business in Burkina Faso: Summaries of the cost of doing business in Burkina, based on an assessment of regulations or practices that enhance or constrain business investment, productivity, and growth.
	Gender Statistics: A compilation of data on key gender topics from national statistics agencies, United Nations databases, and World Bank-conducted or funded surveys.
	HNPStats: The World Bank’s comprehensive database of Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) statistics.
	Education Statistics: EdStats collects worldwide data on education from national statistical reports, statistical annexes of new publications, and other data sources.

Debt

World Bank Debt Service: US Energy Infodebt service repayments for World Bank loans and/or credits.

Poverty Data

	African Development Indicators
	World Development Indicators
	Main World Bank Data Site

Other Sources of Data on Burkina Faso

African Development Bank

Statistics from the African Development Bank

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

World Economic Outlook Databases: Databases to the World Economic Outlook Reports. Download macroeconomic data (GDP, Inflation, etc.) tables which list all countries, including Burkina Faso.

United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

Human Development Indicators in Burkina Faso: Shows Benin's ranking in the Human Development Report as well as a broad range of indicators from poverty to demographic trends to women's political participation, etc.

World Health Organization (WHO)

UNAIDS/WHO -- Data on Burkina Faso HIV/AIDS prevalence and related indicators.