Burkina Faso — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Burkina Faso, 1960–2025.
Inflation for Burkina Faso was -0.59% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 29.99% in 1977. The lowest was -8.40% in 1976 (about 14.3× the latest value).
Burkina Faso ranks 182 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 97%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Burkina Faso sits below it. It peaked in 1977 and has fallen 102% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 181%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 44 of 46 economies; Chad (-3.91%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 4722% in 2008. That is 125% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1961.
World ranking. Slipped: 8th of 63 in 1960 → 77th of 92 in 1970 → 66th of 106 in 1980 → 128th of 131 in 1990 → 149th of 163 in 2000 → 179th of 186 in 2010 → 91st of 178 in 2020 → 165th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.59% | -4.8 pp |
| 2024 | 4.19% | +3.4 pp |
| 2023 | 0.74% | -13.5 pp |
| 2022 | 14.29% | +10.6 pp |
| 2021 | 3.65% | +1.8 pp |
| 2020 | 1.88% | +5.1 pp |
| 2019 | -3.23% | -5.2 pp |
| 2018 | 1.96% | +0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 1.48% | +1.0 pp |
| 2016 | 0.44% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 0.72% | +1.0 pp |
| 2014 | -0.26% | -0.8 pp |
| 2013 | 0.53% | -3.3 pp |
| 2012 | 3.82% | +1.1 pp |
| 2011 | 2.76% | +3.5 pp |
| 2010 | -0.76% | -3.4 pp |
| 2009 | 2.61% | -8.1 pp |
| 2008 | 10.66% | +10.9 pp |
| 2007 | -0.23% | -2.6 pp |
| 2006 | 2.33% | -4.1 pp |
| 2005 | 6.42% | +6.8 pp |
| 2004 | -0.4% | -2.4 pp |
| 2003 | 2.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 2.18% | -2.8 pp |
| 2001 | 5.01% | +5.3 pp |
| 2000 | -0.3% | +0.8 pp |
| 1999 | -1.07% | -6.2 pp |
| 1998 | 5.08% | +2.8 pp |
| 1997 | 2.32% | -3.8 pp |
| 1996 | 6.1% | -1.4 pp |
| 1995 | 7.46% | -17.7 pp |
| 1994 | 25.18% | +24.6 pp |
| 1993 | 0.55% | +2.5 pp |
| 1992 | -1.99% | -4.2 pp |
| 1991 | 2.16% | +2.7 pp |
| 1990 | -0.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 1989 | -0.48% | -4.7 pp |
| 1988 | 4.26% | +6.9 pp |
| 1987 | -2.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | -2.61% | -9.5 pp |
| 1985 | 6.91% | +2.1 pp |
| 1984 | 4.85% | -3.3 pp |
| 1983 | 8.15% | -3.9 pp |
| 1982 | 12.06% | +4.5 pp |
| 1981 | 7.56% | -4.6 pp |
| 1980 | 12.2% | -2.8 pp |
| 1979 | 14.99% | +6.7 pp |
| 1978 | 8.27% | -21.7 pp |
| 1977 | 29.99% | +38.4 pp |
| 1976 | -8.4% | -27.2 pp |
| 1975 | 18.76% | +10.0 pp |
| 1974 | 8.72% | +1.1 pp |
| 1973 | 7.6% | +10.5 pp |
| 1972 | -2.92% | -5.0 pp |
| 1971 | 2.06% | +0.3 pp |
| 1970 | 1.77% | -7.9 pp |
| 1969 | 9.66% | +9.9 pp |
| 1968 | -0.29% | +4.0 pp |
| 1967 | -4.33% | -6.7 pp |
| 1966 | 2.36% | +3.1 pp |
| 1965 | -0.73% | -2.6 pp |
| 1964 | 1.85% | -3.7 pp |
| 1963 | 5.57% | +3.9 pp |
| 1962 | 1.68% | -16.9 pp |
| 1961 | 18.56% | +10.8 pp |
| 1960 | 7.79% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Burkina Faso’s Inflation in 1961?
18.56% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Burkina Faso’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -107.5% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.59%; 2024: 4.19%; 2023: 0.74%; 2022: 14.29%; 2021: 3.65%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.