Burkina Faso: cost of living

How much is petrol in Burkina Faso?

Super petrol cost 850 CFA francs a litre at the pump in Burkina Faso in August 2026, and diesel cost 750 CFA francs a litre, according to the BCEAO Monthly Statistical Bulletin, August 2026. Diesel was 675 CFA francs a litre in July 2026.

In the same month, super petrol cost 875 CFA francs a litre in Mali and 499 in Niger. The BCEAO bulletin publishes monthly pump prices for all eight UEMOA member states, using data from national authorities.

Official sources: BCEAO: Monthly Statistical Bulletin, August 2026 (PDF)

Are food prices rising in Burkina Faso?

Food and non-alcoholic drink prices in Burkina Faso were 1.69% lower in May 2026 than a year earlier, according to the latest monthly harmonised consumer price index note from the National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INSD). Within food, bread and cereals were 13.9% cheaper and meat 18.1% dearer than a year earlier. Food prices rose 3.7% between April and May 2026.

Overall consumer prices were 0.12% higher than a year earlier in May. Later figures from the BCEAO show overall inflation of 3.0% in August 2026. The INSD note gives monthly and annual changes for each product group of the index.

Official sources: INSD: Harmonised consumer price index, May 2026 (XLSX) · BCEAO: Monthly Statistical Bulletin, August 2026 (PDF)

What is the poverty rate in Burkina Faso?

43.2% of Burkina Faso's population lived below the national poverty line in 2021, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INSD), based on the Harmonised Survey on Household Living Conditions (EHCVM) 2021. The poverty line was 247,806 CFA francs per person per year.

On the international extreme poverty line, the World Bank puts the rate at 42.1% in 2021. The national line is based on the cost of basic food and non-food needs in Burkina Faso, while the international line is a fixed daily amount in purchasing power parity terms. The 2021 survey is the latest national poverty measure.

Official sources: INSD: Home page key indicators · World Bank: Poverty headcount ratio at international poverty line, Burkina Faso

What is Burkina Faso's inflation rate?

-0.6%: that is consumer price inflation in Burkina Faso for 2025, according to the IMF. The peak was 14.3% in 2022 and the low -3.2% in 2019. It is 37th highest of 39 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 3.4%. Worldwide: 161st of 165.

What is household spending per person in Burkina Faso?

In 2025, household consumption per person in Burkina Faso was $511, according to the World Bank. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 31st highest of 37 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is $840. Worldwide: 118th of 124.

What share of people in Burkina Faso live in extreme poverty?

In 2021, the share of people living on less than $3.00 a day in Burkina Faso was 42.1%, according to the World Bank. It was 67.2% in 2009. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 38.6%; Burkina Faso is 5th highest of 13. World rank, highest first: 5th of 80.

How many people in Burkina Faso are poor?

43.2%: that is the share of people below the national poverty line in Burkina Faso for 2021, according to the World Bank. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 41.2%; Burkina Faso is 6th highest of 13. Worldwide: 7th of 72.

What is income inequality in Burkina Faso?

The latest figure from the World Bank, for 2021, is 37.4. In 2009 the figure was 39.8. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 36.2; Burkina Faso is 5th highest of 13. Of 80 countries with 2021 data, 24th highest.

How many people in Burkina Faso face food insecurity?

41.2%: that is moderate or severe food insecurity in Burkina Faso for 2024, according to the FAO. The peak was 41.4% in 2023 and the low 38.9% in 2017. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 60.5%; Burkina Faso is 28th highest of 34. World rank, highest first: 37th of 135.