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Agriculture > products
cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock |
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Aid as % of GDP
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18% |
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[18th of 129]
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Economic freedom
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98 |
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[98th of 156]
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Exchange rates
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - 528.29 (2004), 581.2 (2003), 696.99 (2002), 733.04 (2001), 711.98 (2000) |
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GDP > PPP
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$109.00 |
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[109th of 163]
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Income category
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Low income |
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Income distribution > Poorest 10%
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82% |
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[82nd of 114]
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Income distribution > Poorest 20%
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86% |
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[86th of 114]
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Income distribution > Richest 10%
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5% |
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[5th of 114]
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Income distribution > Richest 20%
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11% |
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[11th of 114]
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Informal economy
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38% |
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[38th of 104]
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Population under $1 a day
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6 |
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[6th of 59]
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Poverty > Share of all poor people
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17 % of world's poor |
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[17th of 80]
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World Trade > Exports > Base metal handheld equipment
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110 |
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[110th of 110]
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World Trade > Exports > Iron steel bars rods etc
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103 |
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[103rd of 106]
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World Trade > Imports > Meat offal preserved nes
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138 |
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[138th of 139]
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World Trade > Imports > Mech transmission equipment
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109 |
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[109th of 137]
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World Trade > Imports > Mechanical handling equipment
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124 |
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[124th of 146]
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World Trade > Imports > Mens boys wear, woven
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135 |
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[135th of 142]
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World Trade > Imports > Special industrial machines nes
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128 |
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[128th of 144]
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SOURCES: ; Official Development Assistance (ODA) received as a % of Gross Domestic Product (GDP); Index of 'economic freedom', according to the American organisation 'The Heritage Foundation'. It is worth noting that such indices are based on highly culturally contingent factors. This data makes a number of assumptions about 'freedom' and the role of the government that are not accepted by much of the world's population. A broad discussion of The Heritage Foundation's definition and methodology can be found at http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/ChapterPDFs/chapter5.HTML.; The official value of a country's monetary unit at a given date or over a given period of time, as expressed in units of local currency per US dollar and as determined by international market forces or official fiat.; Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in Millions of International Dollars, 2004.; World Bank income categories are used; Share of income or consumption (%). The distribution of income is typically more unequal than the distribution of consumption.; The easiest definition of the informal economy is: Street traders and street vendors; Itinerant or seasonal or temporary job workers on building sites or road work; and those in between the streets and home,(e.g. waste collectors); Population below line - proportion receiving less than $1 per day in income (purchasing power parity). Data from most recent available between the period 1983 to 2000.; The percentage of the world's total poor who live in each nation. 'Poor' here is defined as lving below the global poverty line of US$1 per day.; Exports of Base metal handheld equipment, by country, in thousands USD; Exports of Iron/steel bars/rods/etc, by country, in thousands USD; Imports of Meat/offal preserved n.e.s, by country, in thousands USD; Imports of Mech transmission equipment, by country, in thousands USD; Imports of Mechanical handling equipment, by country, in thousands USD; Imports of Mens/boys wear, woven, by country, in thousands USD; Imports of Special industrial machines n.e.s., by country, in thousands USD
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Burkina Faso, Upper Volta
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