Country
Burkina Faso BFA
score date 2026-10-09 · 30d +0.4
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap92.8
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-08-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical49.0
GDELT · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Growth61.7
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity—
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Governance31.4
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Burkina Faso sovereign credibility, in brief
Burkina Faso scores 58.3 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 9 of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 81st percentile of the region. The score has risen 0.3 points over the past seven days. CPI 3.0% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (58/100).
As of 2026-10-09 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 9/43 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 81th percentile
Region avg 49.3 · best 61.6 · worst 14.1
Ranked either side
- Liberia 58.5
- Cote d'Ivoire 58.3
- Senegal 58.0
- Mali 57.8
90-day trend
External pulse
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- +1.2%
- as of 2026-10-10
Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 107.5 | 2026-07-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | -4.0% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | -0.9% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 5.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 131.9K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -4.1% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 2.6% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 65.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 7.1% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 48.8% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $1,148 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Government debt (% GDP) | 64.2% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 68.1% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -0.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -1.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.6 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -0.9 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -1.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
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