Burkina Faso scored 43.42 points out of 100 on the 2019 Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum. Competitiveness Index in Burkina Faso averaged 10.62 Points from 2007 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 43.90 Points in 2018 and a record low of 3.19 Points in 2011. source: World Economic Forum

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Capacity Utilization	65.60	64.90	percent	Sep 2025
Changes in Inventories	159.40	204.70	XOF Billion	Dec 2024
Corruption Index	40.00	41.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	84.00	82.00		Dec 2025
Industrial Production	-2.70	-6.90	percent	Jun 2025
Mining Production	-11.30	-1.30	percent	Jun 2025

Burkina Faso Competitiveness Index

The most recent 2018 edition of Global Competitiveness Report assesses 140 economies. The report is made up of 98 variables, from a combination of data from international organizations as well as from the World Economic Forum’s Executive Opinion Survey. The variables are organized into twelve pillars with the most important including: institutions; infrastructure; ICT adoption; macroeconomic stability; health; skills; product market; labour market; financial system; market size; business dynamism; and innovation capability. The GCI varies between 1 and 100, higher average score means higher degree of competitiveness. With the 2018 edition, the World Economic Forum introduced a new methodology, aiming to integrate the notion of the 4th Industrial Revolution into the definition of competitiveness. It emphasizes the role of human capital, innovation, resilience and agility, as not only drivers but also defining features of economic success in the 4th Industrial Revolution.