- Seats
- 71
- Women elected
- 19.0%
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Burkina Faso
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Macro signals
Sovereign risk
Currency and markets
Political context
Sovereign Ratings
Exchange Rates
Markets
Latest News
Office holders
Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo
Ibrahim Traoré
in office
Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla
Albert Ouédraogo
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
Lassina Zerbo
Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré
Paul Kaba Thieba
How a head of state came to power is not recorded in this dataset, and is not inferred here.
Parliamentary elections
- Seats
- 71
- Women elected
- 16.9%
- Seats
- 71
- Women elected
- 19.7%
- Seats
- 127
- Registered
- 6,492,868
- Parties with seats
- 15
- Women elected
- 6.3%
60.1%
turnout
- Seats
- 127
- Registered
- 5,517,015
- Voters
- 3,317,193
- Parties with seats
- 14
Constitutions
1991
superseded
Burkina Faso's Constitution of 1991 with Amendments through 2015
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year 1991
National constitutions (Constitute Project)
retrieved 2026-07-28
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Governance indicators
Battle-related deaths
reported outcome
year 2024
Safety, stability and governance indices (WGI + outcome measures)
retrieved 2026-07-28
2,199.0people
Control of corruption
year 2024
Safety, stability and governance indices (WGI + outcome measures)
retrieved 2026-07-28
42.7score 0-100
Government effectiveness
year 2024
Safety, stability and governance indices (WGI + outcome measures)
retrieved 2026-07-28
34.3score 0-100
Intentional homicides
reported outcome
year 2017
Safety, stability and governance indices (WGI + outcome measures)
retrieved 2026-07-28
1.3per 100,000 people
Internally displaced, new displacements by conflict
reported outcome
year 2023
Safety, stability and governance indices (WGI + outcome measures)
retrieved 2026-07-28
707,000.0people
Political stability and absence of violence
year 2024
Safety, stability and governance indices (WGI + outcome measures)
retrieved 2026-07-28
33.3score 0-100
Political stability estimate
year 2024
Safety, stability and governance indices (WGI + outcome measures)
retrieved 2026-07-28
-1.9-2.5 to +2.5
Regulatory quality
year 2024
Safety, stability and governance indices (WGI + outcome measures)
retrieved 2026-07-28
46.6score 0-100
Rule of law
year 2024
Safety, stability and governance indices (WGI + outcome measures)
retrieved 2026-07-28
41.8score 0-100
Voice and accountability
year 2024
Safety, stability and governance indices (WGI + outcome measures)
retrieved 2026-07-28
40.0score 0-100
These are the World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators. Freedom House ratings are not collected by this observatory and are therefore not shown.
Country evolution timeline 2001–2026
Dated political, economic, and security records only. Each item keeps its source and retrieval date where the upstream table provides it. Latest retrieval 2026-08-24
Politics28
Economy8
Security5
- 2026 Politics Burkina Faso People’s Legislative Assembly March 2026 Election year 2026 ipu_parline retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2025 Economy 5.3% Latest GDP growth GDP growth (annual %) year 2025 world_bank_api_v2 retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2025 Economy -0.6% Latest inflation Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) year 2025 world_bank_api_v2 retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2025 Economy $1,148 Latest GDP per capita GDP per capita (current US$) year 2025 world_bank_api_v2 retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2025 Security 4,441 Latest organized-violence fatalities Organized violence fatalities, total (best estimate) year 2025 ucdp_organized_violence_cy_26_1 retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2025 Politics ECOWAS membership ended Economic Community of West African States year 2025 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2024 Economy 64.2% Latest central-government debt Central government debt, total (% of GDP) year 2024 world_bank_api_v2 retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2024 Politics Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo Prime Minister of Burkina Faso year 2024 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2023 Security 6,346 Highest organized-violence fatalities Organized violence fatalities, total (best estimate) year 2023 ucdp_organized_violence_cy_26_1 retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2023 Security 707,000 Latest conflict displacement Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence year 2023 world_bank_api_v2 retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2023 Security 707,000 Conflict displacement peak Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence year 2023 world_bank_api_v2 retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2022 Economy 1.6% Growth trough GDP growth (annual %) year 2022 world_bank_api_v2 retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2022 Economy 14.3% Inflation peak Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) year 2022 world_bank_api_v2 retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2022 Politics Burkina Faso Transitional Legislative Assembly November 2022 Election year 2022 ipu_parline retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2022 Politics Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla Prime Minister of Burkina Faso year 2022 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2022 Politics Ibrahim Traoré President of Burkina Faso year 2022 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2022 Politics Burkina Faso Transitional Legislative Assembly March 2022 Election year 2022 ipu_parline retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2022 Politics Albert Ouédraogo Prime Minister of Burkina Faso year 2022 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2022 Politics Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba President of Burkina Faso year 2022 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2021 Politics Lassina Zerbo Prime Minister of Burkina Faso year 2021 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2020 Economy 73.4% Debt peak Central government debt, total (% of GDP) year 2020 world_bank_api_v2 retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2020 Politics Burkina Faso National Assembly November 2020 Election year 2020 ipu_parline retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2019 Politics Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré Prime Minister of Burkina Faso year 2019 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2017 Security 1 Latest homicide rate Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) year 2017 world_bank_api_v2 retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2016 Politics Paul Kaba Thieba Prime Minister of Burkina Faso year 2016 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2015 Politics Roch Marc Christian Kaboré President of Burkina Faso year 2015 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2015 Politics Burkina Faso Transitional Legislative Assembly November 2015 Election 60.1% turnout year 2015 ipu_parline retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2015 Politics Michel Kafando President of Burkina Faso year 2015 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2015 Politics Yacouba Isaac Zida Prime Minister of Burkina Faso year 2015 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2015 Politics Chérif Sy President of Burkina Faso year 2015 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2015 Politics Gilbert Diendéré President of Burkina Faso year 2015 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2014 Politics Yacouba Isaac Zida Prime Minister of Burkina Faso year 2014 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2014 Politics Michel Kafando President of Burkina Faso year 2014 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2014 Politics Yacouba Isaac Zida President of Burkina Faso year 2014 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2014 Politics Honoré Traoré President of Burkina Faso year 2014 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2012 Politics Burkina Faso Transitional Legislative Assembly December 2012 Election year 2012 ipu_parline retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2011 Politics Luc-Adolphe Tiao Prime Minister of Burkina Faso year 2011 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2007 Politics Tertius Zongo Prime Minister of Burkina Faso year 2007 wikidata retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2007 Politics Burkina Faso Transitional Legislative Assembly May 2007 Election year 2007 ipu_parline retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2005 Economy 8.7% Growth peak GDP growth (annual %) year 2005 world_bank_api_v2 retrieved 2026-08-24
- 2002 Politics Burkina Faso Transitional Legislative Assembly May 2002 Election year 2002 ipu_parline retrieved 2026-08-24
Organized-violence fatalities per year (UCDP)
ucdp_organized_violence_cy_26_1
retrieved 2026-08-24
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