Inflation rates by country and year

-8.4%1.2%10.8%20.4%30%
-8.4%1.2%10.8%20.4%30%
19607.8%
1992-2.0%
2025-0.6%
Source: World Bank

Data: World Bank, annual %. For information only — not financial advice.

Year2025Inflation Rate-0.6%

Behind the curve

Turning points in Burkina Faso

  1. 1994↑ Upward pressure

    The CFA franc devaluation — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    The 50-percent CFA-franc devaluation doubled the cost of imports from outside the currency zone. Burkina Faso's price level jumped 27.9 percent in the first half of 1994 before controls and regional substitution limited further increases.

    IMF · Burkina Faso, Staff Country Report No. 96/5
  2. 2008↑ Upward pressure

    The world food price crisis — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    Higher food and oil prices combined with floods affecting a third of the country, pushing Burkina Faso's inflation to a 2008 peak and prompting subsidies and suspended fuel pass-through.

    IMF · Burkina Faso: 2007 Article IV Consultation
  3. 2022↑ Upward pressure

    The post-pandemic inflation surge — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    Food prices rose 23.4 percent in 2022 amid insecurity and climate vulnerability, leaving Burkina Faso with the highest inflation rate in WAEMU.

    World Bank · Burkina Faso Economic Update: Building Financial Resilience to Climate Risks

These are selected historical influences, not a complete account of inflation. An upward-pressure event can coincide with a peak when its inflationary effect has already occurred or when other forces begin pushing inflation lower. The markers show the years in which events occurred, although their effects may extend into later years.

What is the inflation in Burkina Faso?

The annual inflation rate in Burkina Faso was -0.6% in 2025, the most recent year in the World Bank dataset. That means prices fell 0.6% on average compared with the year before. Use the chart above to explore Burkina Faso's full inflation history from 1960 to 2025, and to compare it with any other country.

How inflation in Burkina Faso has changed

Inflation in Burkina Faso peaked at 30.0% in 1977 and reached its lowest point at -8.4% in 1976. Averaged across the 66 years of available data (1960–2025), the rate has been 4.2% per year.

Frequently asked questions about inflation in Burkina Faso

What is the current inflation rate in Burkina Faso?

The latest available annual figure is -0.6% in 2025, from the World Bank. Because the figures are reported annually, they may not reflect the most recent monthly reading published by Burkina Faso's statistical office.

What was the highest inflation rate in Burkina Faso?

The highest annual inflation rate on record is 30.0%, reached in 1977.

What was the lowest inflation rate in Burkina Faso?

The lowest annual inflation rate on record is -8.4%, recorded in 1976.

Where does the inflation data for Burkina Faso come from?

All figures come from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG), which report annual consumer price inflation for more than 200 countries and territories from 1960 onward.