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COUNTRY PROFILE - Burkina Faso

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Gross Domestic Product, 2000 Burkina Faso Sub-Saharan Africa World
GDP in million constant 1995 US dollars 2842 362493 34109900
GDP PPP (million current international dollars) {a} 11005 1053452 44913910
Gross National Income (PPP, in million current
  international dollars), 2000 {a} 10907 994240 44458520
GDP per capita, 2000
  in 1995 US dollars 246 617 5632
  in current international dollars 954 1797 7416
Average annual growth in GDP, 1991-2000
  Total 5 % 2 % 3 %
  Per capita 2 % 0 % 1 %
Percent of GDP earned by:
  Agriculture, 2000 35 % 17 % X
  Industry, 2000 17 % 31 % X
  Services, 2000 48 % 53 % X
         
International Trade
Trade in Goods and Services (million current $US)
  Imports, 2000 649 80986 X
  Exports, 2000 235 78438 X
Exports as a percent of GDP, 2000 11 % 33 % X
Balance of Trade, 2000 (million current $US) -414 1213 X
         
Official Development Assistance (ODA ) and Financial Flows
ODA in million US dollars, 1998-2000 {b} 378 8040 59073
ODA per capita in US dollars, 1998-2000 {b} 34 17 10
Current Account Balance (million $US), 2000 -65 X X
Total external debt, million $US, 1998-2000 {b} 1420 224885 X
Debt service as a % of export earnings, 1995-97 {b} 11.5 % X X
Foreign Direct Investment, net inflows
  (million current $US), 2000 10 6664 X
International Tourism Receipts,
  1995-1997 (million $US) 32 X X
         
National Savings (as a percent of Gross National Income)
Gross National Savings, 2000 24 % 13 % 23 %
Net National Savings, 2000 17 % 5 % X
Adjusted Net Savings, 2000 17 % -1 % X
         
Income Distribution (years vary)
Gini coefficient (0=perfect equality;
  100=perfect inequality) 55 X X
Percent of total income earned by the richest
  20% of the population: 60.4 % X X
Percent of total income earned by the poorest
  20% of the population: 4.6 % X X
National Poverty Rate X X X
Poverty Rate, Urban Population X X X
Percent of population living on less than $1 a day 61.2 % X X
Percent of population living on less than $2 a day 85.8 % X X
         
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a. Data are in international dollars, adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP rates provide a standard measure allowing comparison of real
price levels between countries. b. Data are averaged for the range of years listed.
         
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