Burkina Faso - BF - BFA - BUR - Africa

chief of mission: Ambassador Joann M. LOCKARD (since 28 June 2024)

embassy: Secteur 15, Ouaga 2000, Avenue Sembene Ousmane, Rue 15.873, Ouagadougou

mailing address: 2440 Ouagadougou Place, Washington, DC  20521-2440

telephone: (226) 25-49-53-00

FAX: (226) 25-49-56-23

email address and website:
AmembOuaga@state.gov

https://bf.usembassy.gov/

0-14 years: 41.6% (male 4,868,488/female 4,727,316)

15-64 years: 55.1% (male 6,116,674/female 6,590,775)

65 years and over: 3.2% (2024 est.) (male 312,587/female 426,359)

13 00 N, 2 00 W

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female

total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

recurring droughts

slightly larger than Colorado

18-26 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; citizens 18-77 years of age are eligible to volunteer for the VDP (2023)

note: the military government implemented an emergency law in 2023 that allows the president extensive powers to combat terrorist groups operating in the country, including conscripting citizens into the security services

Many of Burkina Faso’s ethnic groups arrived in the region between the 12^th and 15^th centuries. The Gurma and Mossi peoples established several of the largest kingdoms in the area and used horse-mounted warriors in military campaigns. Of the various Mossi kingdoms, the most powerful were Ouagadougou and Yatenga. In the late 19th century, European states competed for control of the region. France eventually conquered the area and established it as a French protectorate.

The country achieved independence from France in 1960 and changed its name to Burkina Faso in 1984. Repeated military coups were common in the country’s first few decades. In 1987 Blaise COMPAORE deposed the president, established a government, and ruled for 27 years. In 2014, COMPAORE resigned after protests against his repeated efforts to amend the constitution's two-term presidential limit. An interim administration led a year-long transition, organizing presidential and legislative elections. In 2015, Roch Marc Christian KABORE was elected president, and he was reelected in 2020. In 2022, the military conducted two takeovers: In January, army colonel Paul Henri DAMIBA overthrew KABORE in a coup d'etat, and then in September, army captain Ibrahim TRAORE deposed DAMIBA and declared himself transition president. The transition government planned to hold elections by July 2024, but they may be delayed due to security concerns.

Terrorist groups -- including groups affiliated with Al-Qa’ida and the Islamic State -- began attacks in the country in 2016 and conducted attacks in the capital in 2016, 2017, and 2018. By early 2023, insecurity in Burkina Faso had displaced more than 2 million people and led to significant jumps in humanitarian needs and food insecurity. In addition to terrorism, the country faces a myriad of problems including high population growth, recurring drought, pervasive and perennial food insecurity, and limited natural resources. It is one of the world’s poorest countries.

 

recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation (2019)

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands

signed, but not ratified: Nuclear Test Ban

4% of GDP (2023 est.)
2.9% of GDP (2022 est.)
2.4% of GDP (2021 est.)
2.4% of GDP (2020 est.)
2.2% of GDP (2019 est.)

43.2% (2021 est.)

note: % of population with income below national poverty line

lowest 10%: 3% (2021 est.)

highest 10%: 30.2% (2021 est.)

note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population

gold, cotton, oil seeds, coconuts/brazil nuts/cashews, cement (2023)

note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars

Switzerland 72%, UAE 10%, India 3%, Mali 3%, Cote d'Ivoire 2% (2023)

note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports

13 regions; Boucle du Mouhoun, Cascades, Centre, Centre-Est, Centre-Nord, Centre-Ouest, Centre-Sud, Est, Hauts-Bassins, Nord, Plateau-Central, Sahel, Sud-Ouest

maize, sorghum, fruits, vegetables, millet, cowpeas, cotton, groundnuts, sugarcane, rice (2023)

note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage

Armed Forces of Burkina Faso (FABF; aka National Armed Forces (FAN), aka Defense and Security Forces (Forces de Défense et de Sécurité or FDS)): Army of Burkina Faso (L’Armee de Terre), Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne de Burkina Faso), National Gendarmerie, National Fire Brigade (Brigade Nationale de Sapeurs-Pompiers or BNSP); Homeland Defense Volunteers (Forcés de Volontaires de Défense pour la Patrie or VDP)

Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Security (Ministère de l'Administration Territoriale, de la Décentralisation et de la Sécurité): National Police of Burkina Faso (includes Border Police, Judicial Police, and Intervention Units, as well as State and Public Security forces) (2025)

note 1: the National Gendarmerie is under the Ministry of Defense, but usually operates in support of the Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization, and Security; the Gendarmerie's primary mission is counterterrorism

note 2: the VDP is a lightly-armed civilian defense/militia force established in 2019 to act as auxiliaries to the Army; the volunteers receive two weeks of training and typically assist with carrying out surveillance, information-gathering, and escort duties, as well as local defense; they are based in each of the country's more than 300 municipalities

revenues: $4.649 billion (2022 est.)

expenditures: $4.018 billion (2022 est.)

note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenses converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated

name: Ouagadougou

geographic coordinates: 12 22 N, 1 31 W

time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: Ouagadougou is a Francophone spelling of the native name "Wogodogo," which may come from the personal name "Waga" or "Woga" and the Dyula word "dugu," meaning "village"

refined petroleum, plastic products, cement, electricity, packaged medicine (2023)

note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars

0 km (landlocked)

history: several previous; latest approved by referendum 2 June 1991, adopted 11 June 1991, temporarily suspended late October to mid-November 2014; initial draft of a new constitution to usher in the new republic was completed in January 2017 and a final draft was submitted to the government in December 2017; a constitutional referendum originally scheduled for adoption in March 2019 was postponed; on 1 March 2022 a transition charter was adopted, allowing military authorities to rule for three years and barring the transitional president from being an electoral candidate after the transition

amendment process: proposed by the president, by a majority of National Assembly membership, or by petition of at least 30,000 eligible voters submitted to the Assembly; passage requires at least three-fourths majority vote in the Assembly; failure to meet that threshold requires majority voter approval in a referendum; constitutional provisions on the form of government, the multiparty system, and national sovereignty cannot be amended

Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar -

Exchange rates:
606.57 (2023 est.)
623.76 (2022 est.)
554.531 (2021 est.)
575.586 (2020 est.)
585.911 (2019 est.)

chief of state: Transitional President Capt. Ibrahim TRAORE (since 30 September 2022)

head of government: Prime Minister Joachim KYLEM DE TAMBELA (since 21 October 2022)

cabinet: prior to the 2022 coups and adhoc suspension of laws and constitutional provisions, Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister

elections/appointments: prior to the 2022 coups and adhoc suspension of laws and constitutional provisions, president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); last held on 22 November 2020 (next were to be held by July 2024, but may be delayed by the transitional government due to security concerns); prime minister appointed by the president with consent of the National Assembly

election results:
2020: Roch Marc Christian KABORE reelected president in first round; percent of vote - Roch Marc Christian KABORE (MPP) 57.9%, Eddie KOMBOIGO (CDP) 15.5%, Zephirin DIABRE (UPC) 12.5%, other 14.1%

2015: Roch Marc Christian KABORE elected president in first round; percent of vote - Roch Marc Christian KABORE (MPP) 53.5%, Zephirin DIABRE (UPC) 29.6%, Tahirou BARRY (PAREN) 3.1%, Benewende Stanislas SANKARA (UNIR-MS) 2.8%, other 10.9%

note - on 30 September 2022, a military junta, led by TRAORE, took power and ousted Transition President Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo DAMIBA and took over as head of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration

note - Transitional President TRAORE appointed KYLEM DE TAMBELA Prime Minister on 21 October 2022; the position had been vacant since 30 September 2022 when the military ousted former Prime Minister Albert OUEDRAOGO

two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a yellow five-pointed star in the center; red recalls the country's struggle for independence, green is for hope and abundance, and yellow represents the country's mineral wealth

note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia

total: 15,304 km (2017)

paved: 3,642 km (2014)

unpaved: 11,662 km (2014)

5 August 1960 (from France)

cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold

highest court(s): Supreme Court of Appeals or Cour de Cassation (consists of NA judges); Council of State (consists of NA judges); Constitutional Council or Conseil Constitutionnel (consists of the council president and 9 members)

judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judge appointments mostly controlled by the president of Burkina Faso; judges have no term limits; Council of State judge appointment and tenure NA; Constitutional Council judges appointed by the president of Burkina Faso after a proposal from the minister of justice and the president of the National Assembly; judges appointed for 9-year terms with one-third of membership renewed every 3 years

subordinate courts: Appeals Court; High Court; first instance tribunals; district courts; specialized courts relating to issues of labor, children, and juveniles; village (customary) courts

total: 3,611 km

border countries (6): Benin 386 km; Cote d'Ivoire 545 km; Ghana 602 km; Mali 1325 km; Niger 622 km; Togo 131 km

agricultural land: 53.2% (2022 est.)

arable land: 28.9% (2022 est.)

permanent crops: 2.4% (2022 est.)

permanent pasture: 21.9% (2022 est.)

forest: 22.4% (2022 est.)

other: 24.4% (2022 est.)

civil law based on the French model and customary law; in mid-2019, the National Assembly amended the penal code

legislature name: Parliament (Parlement)

legislative structure: unicameral

chamber name: Transitional Legislative Assembly (Assemblée législative de la transition)

number of seats: 71

electoral system: proportional representation

most recent election date: 11/11/2022

percentage of women in chamber: 18.3%

expected date of next election: June 2029

note: a series of coups in 2022 led to the ad hoc suspension of laws and constitutional provisions, including the unicameral National Assembly; a military junta in 2022 appointed the 71-member Transnational Legislative Assembly (ALT); a Transitional Charter, adopted in October 2022, provided for a transitional period that was extended in May 2024 until July 2029

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 46%

male: 54.5%

female: 37.8% (2021)

none (landlocked)

ACP, AfDB, AU (suspended), CD, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSCA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Republic Day, 11 December (1958); note - commemorates the day that Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community

noun: Burkinabe (singular and plural)

adjective: Burkinabe

gold, manganese, zinc, limestone, marble, phosphates, pumice, salt

landlocked savanna cut by the three principal rivers of the Black, Red, and White Voltas

highly agrarian, low-income economy; limited natural resources; widespread poverty; terrorism disrupting potential economic activity; improving trade balance via increases in gold exports; economy inflating after prior deflation; growing public debt but still manageable

Act Together
African Democratic Rally/Alliance for Democracy and Federation or ADF/RDA
Congress for Democracy and Progress or CDP
Convergence for Progress and Solidarity-Generation 3 or CPS-G3
Movement for the Future Burkina Faso or MBF
National Convention for Progress or CNP
New Era for Democracy or NTD
Pan-African Alliance for Refoundation or APR
Party for Democracy and Socialism/Metba or PDS/Metba
Party for Development and Change or PDC
Patriotic Rally for Integrity or RPI
Peoples Movement for Progress or MPP
Progressives United for Renewal or PUR
Union for Progress and Reform or UPC
Union for Rebirth - Sankarist Party or UNIR-PS

total: 622 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 622 km (2014) 1.000-m gauge

note: another 660 km of this railway extends into Cote d'Ivoire

18 years of age; universal

general assessment: Burkina Faso’s telecom sector in recent years has made some gains in providing the necessary infrastructure and bandwidth to support telecom services; an IXP completed in September 2020 increased international bandwidth capacity by a third, while in mid-2021 the government was able to start the second phase of a national fiber backbone project; this will link the capital city to an addition 145 municipalities, and provide additional connectivity to terrestrial cables in neighboring countries; the activities of the militants in side areas of the country jeopardize overall security, and render it difficult for the telcos to safeguard their networks and equipment; Burkina Faso joins G5 Sahel countries to eliminate roaming fees (2022)

domestic: fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage nearly 112 per 100, with multiple providers there is competition and the hope for growth from a low base; Internet penetration is 16% (2021)

international: country code - 226; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in the west and southeast; occupies an extensive plateau with savanna that is grassy in the north and gradually gives way to sparse forests in the south

presidential republic

conventional long form: none

conventional short form: Burkina Faso

local long form: none

local short form: Burkina Faso

former: Upper Volta, Republic of Upper Volta

etymology: name translates as "Land of the Worthy Men," from the Dyula words burkina, or "worthy," and faso, which means "land" or literally "father village," from fa, or "father," and so, or "village"

Western Africa, north of Ghana

Africa

550 sq km (2016)

chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Edouard BOUDA (since 1 February 2024)

chancery: 2340 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

telephone: [1] (202) 332-5577

FAX: [1] (202) 667-1882

email address and website:
contact@burkina-usa.org

https://burkina-usa.org/

percent of population: 20% (2022 est.)

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refugees (country of origin): 36,372 (Mali) (2023)

IDPs:

2,062,534 (2023)

$20.325 billion (2023 est.)

note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate

tier rating: Tier 2 Watch list — Burkina Faso did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts to eliminate trafficking compared with the previous reporting period and was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List; for more details, go to:  https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/burkina-faso/

Standard & Poors rating: B (2017)

note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained.

13.5 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)

total: 9 years

male: 9 years

female: 9 years (2020)

urban population: 32.5% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 4.75% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

since the official inauguration of Terrestrial Digital Television (TNT) in December 2017, Burkina Faso now has 14 digital TV channels among which 2 are state-owned; there are more than 140 radio stations (commercial, religious, community) available throughout the country including a national and regional state-owned network; the state-owned Radio Burkina and the private Radio Omega are among the most widespread stations and both include broadcasts in French and local languages (2019)

improved:

urban: 94.7% of population

rural: 71.3% of population

total: 78.5% of population

unimproved:

urban: 5.3% of population

rural: 28.7% of population

total: 21.5% of population (2020 est.)

name: "Le Ditanye" (Anthem of Victory)

lyrics/music: Thomas SANKARA

note: adopted 1974; also known as "Une Seule Nuit" (One Single Night); written by the country's former president, an avid guitar player

3.204 million OUAGADOUGOU (capital), 1.129 million Bobo-Dioulasso (2023)

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

0.15 physicians/1,000 population (2022)

0.4 beds/1,000 population

white stallion; national colors: red, yellow, green

20.1 years (2021 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

35.3% (2020/21 est.)

household consumption: 64.6% (2023 est.)

government consumption: 20% (2023 est.)

investment in fixed capital: 17.2% (2023 est.)

investment in inventories: 5.4% (2023 est.)

exports of goods and services: 28.9% (2023 est.)

imports of goods and services: -36% (2023 est.)

note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection

total dependency ratio: 87.4

youth dependency ratio: 82.6

elderly dependency ratio: 4.8

potential support ratio: 20.9 (2021 est.)

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Burkina Faso

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years

(2019)

electrification - total population: 19.5% (2022 est.)

electrification - urban areas: 60.5%

electrification - rural areas: 3.4%

number of registered air carriers: 1 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 3

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 151,531 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 100,000 (2018) mt-km

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improved:

urban: 90.8% of population

rural: 37.7% of population

total: 54% of population

unimproved:

urban: 9.2% of population

rural: 62.3% of population

total: 46% of population (2020 est.)

Mossi 53.7%, Fulani (Peuhl) 6.8%, Gurunsi 5.9%, Bissa 5.4%, Gurma 5.2%, Bobo 3.4%, Senufo 2.2%, Bissa 1.5%, Lobi 1.5%, Tuareg/Bella 0.1%, other 12.8%, foreign 0.7% (2021 est.)

Muslim 63.8%, Roman Catholic 20.1%, Animiste 9%, Protestant 6.2%, other 0.2%, none 0.7% (2019 est.)

Mossi 52.9%, Fula 7.8%, Gourmantche 6.8%, Dyula 5.7%, Bissa 3.3%, Gurunsi 3.2%, French (official) 2.2%, Bwamu 2%, Dagara 2%, San 1.7%, Marka 1.6%, Bobo 1.5%, Senufo 1.5%, Lobi 1.2%, other 6.6% (2019 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire 14%, China 13%, Ghana 9%, Russia 9%, France 7% (2023)

note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports

highest point: Tena Kourou 749 m

lowest point: Mouhoun (Black Volta) River 200 m

mean elevation: 297 m

6.4% of GDP (2021)

the FABF has a history of interference in the country’s politics, having conducted eight coups since its formation in 1960-61, including the most recent in September 2022; several combat units were disbanded in 2011 following mutinies; while the FABF is responsible for external defense, it has an internal security role and can be called out to assist internal security forces in restoring public order, combating crime, securing the border, and counterterrorism; indeed, for more than a decade, its focus has largely been internal counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations, and it is actively engaged in combat operations against terrorist groups affiliated with al-Qa'ida and the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS), particularly in the northern and eastern regions

in the north, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), a coalition of al-Qa'ida linked militant groups that act as al-Qa'ida in the Land of the Islamic Magreb's (AQIM) arm in the Sahel, has exploited ethnic tensions and perceptions of state neglect, as well as grievances over corruption, patronage politics, social stratification, and land disputes; in 2024, JNIM was active in nearly all of the country's 13 provinces; the ISIS-Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS) terrorist group operates in the eastern part of the country (2024)

approximately 15-20,000 Armed Forces personnel; approximately 50,000 Homeland Defense Volunteers (2024)

the FABF has a mix of older, secondhand, and some modern equipment from a variety of suppliers, including China, Egypt, France, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, and the US (2024)

Terrorist group(s): Ansarul Islam; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS); al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun); Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM)

note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide

severe localized food insecurity: due to civil insecurity in the north and high food prices - according to the latest analysis, about 3.53 million people are projected to face acute food insecurity during the June to August 2023 lean season period; this would be a slight increase compared to the preceding year; food insecurity is primarily underpinned by worsening insecurity in Centre-Nord and Sahel regions, which, as of December 2022 (the latest data available), had displaced about 1.88 million people; high food prices further aggravate conditions of the most vulnerable households (2023)

municipal: 380 million cubic meters (2020 est.)

industrial: 20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)

agricultural: 420 million cubic meters (2020 est.)

municipal solid waste generated annually: 2,575,251 tons (2015 est.)

municipal solid waste recycled annually: 309,030 tons (2005 est.)

percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 12% (2005 est.)

particulate matter emissions: 40.74 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

carbon dioxide emissions: 3.42 megatons (2016 est.)

methane emissions: 12.85 megatons (2020 est.)

total World Heritage Sites: 4 (3 cultural, 1 natural)

selected World Heritage Site locales:

Ruins of Loropéni (c); Ancient Ferrous Metallurgy Sites of Burkina Faso (c); W-Arly-Pendjari Complex (n); Royal Court of Tiébélé (c)

Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km), Volta (410,991 sq km)

Volta river source (shared with Ghana [m]) - 1,600 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

exports: 1 metric tons (2023 est.)

imports: 74 metric tons (2023 est.)

fossil fuels: 82.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

solar: 5.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

hydroelectricity: 6.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

biomass and waste: 5.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

refined petroleum consumption: 37,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

1.98 (2024 est.)

73.5% (2023)

2.85% of GDP (2023 est.)
2.78% of GDP (2022 est.)
2.9% of GDP (2021 est.)

note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities

8.633 million (2023 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

total: 8% (2023 est.)

male: 7.6% (2023 est.)

female: 8.5% (2023 est.)

note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment

-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)

total: 18.7 years (2024 est.)

male: 17.9 years

female: 19.5 years

$3.977 billion (2023 est.)

note: present value of external debt in current US dollars

264 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

$49 million (2017 est.)
$50.9 million (2016 est.)

62.53% of GDP (2022 est.)

note: central government debt as a % of GDP

4.02 children born/woman (2024 est.)

5.29% (2023 est.)
5.35% (2022 est.)
5.11% (2021 est.)

note: % of labor force seeking employment

total: 23,042,199 (2024 est.)

male: 11,297,749

female: 11,744,450

5.243 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

from coal and metallurgical coke: 7 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

from petroleum and other liquids: 5.243 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

total : 274,200 sq km

land: 273,800 sq km

water: 400 sq km

17.67% (of GDP) (2022 est.)

note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP

$57.152 billion (2023 est.)
$55.508 billion (2022 est.)
$54.69 billion (2021 est.)

note: data in 2021 dollars

49 (2025)

total: 47 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)

male: 51.1 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 42.7 deaths/1,000 live births

total subscriptions: 24.7 million (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 112 (2021 est.)

37.4 (2021 est.)

note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality

0.74% (2023 est.)
14.29% (2022 est.)
3.65% (2021 est.)

note: annual % change based on consumer prices

-$1.404 billion (2022 est.)
$77.255 million (2021 est.)
$743.232 million (2020 est.)

note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars

$2,500 (2023 est.)
$2,500 (2022 est.)
$2,500 (2021 est.)

note: data in 2021 dollars

total: 15,000 (2022 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1

total: 14.3% (2020 est.)

male: 22.1% (2020 est.)

female: 6.4% (2020 est.)

5.6% (2016)

3.481 million Btu/person (2023 est.)

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)

31.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)

installed generating capacity: 749,000 kW (2023 est.)

consumption: 3.096 billion kWh (2023 est.)

imports: 1.577 billion kWh (2023 est.)

transmission/distribution losses: 212.254 million kWh (2023 est.)

17.5% (2021)

$6.761 billion (2022 est.)
$5.835 billion (2021 est.)
$4.779 billion (2020 est.)

note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars

$5.814 billion (2022 est.)
$6.234 billion (2021 est.)
$5.356 billion (2020 est.)

note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars

total subscriptions: 81,000 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1

total: 7.28 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 1 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 0.08 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 0.31 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 5.88 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

total population: 64.2 years (2024 est.)

male: 62.3 years

female: 66.1 years

2.96% (2023 est.)
1.5% (2022 est.)
6.94% (2021 est.)

note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency

5.29% (2023 est.)

note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency

agriculture: 16.3% (2023 est.)

industry: 29.3% (2023 est.)

services: 43.6% (2023 est.)

note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data

4.54% of GDP (2018 est.)

0% of GDP (2018 est.)

5.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

2.4% (2024 est.)