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Africa > Burkina Faso > Economy

BURKINABE ECONOMY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agriculture > products
cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock
Aid as % of GDP 15.3% [18th of 129]
Economic freedom 1.75 [98th of 156]
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)
GDP > PPP $15,071,000,000.00 [109th of 163]
Income category Low income
Income distribution > Poorest 10% 2% [82nd of 114]
Income distribution > Poorest 20% 4.6% [86th of 114]
Income distribution > Richest 10% 46.8% [5th of 114]
Income distribution > Richest 20% 60.4% [11th of 114]
Informal economy 38.4% [38th of 104]
Population under $1 a day 61.2 [6th of 59]
Poverty > Share of all poor people 0.62 % of world's poor [17th of 80]
World Trade > Exports > Base metal handheld equipment 7 [110th of 110]
World Trade > Exports > Iron steel bars rods etc 24 [103rd of 106]
World Trade > Imports > Meat offal preserved nes 39 [138th of 139]
World Trade > Imports > Mech transmission equipment 1,172 [109th of 137]
World Trade > Imports > Mechanical handling equipment 1,392 [124th of 146]
World Trade > Imports > Mens boys wear, woven 246 [135th of 142]
World Trade > Imports > Special industrial machines nes 1,184 [128th of 144]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; calculated on the basis of data on ODA from OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), Development Assistance Committee. 2002. DAC Online. Database. Paris.; and data on GDP from World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; The Heritage Foundation; World Bank. 2005. World Development Indicators 2005.; ; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; World Bank; World Bank 2002b via backone.pdf; Country Responsibilities in Achieving the Millenium Development Goals", April 8 2003, by Janice Poling; International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO; International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO; International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO; International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO; International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO; International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO; International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Burkina Faso, Upper Volta

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