Global: Ease of doing business score in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Global: Ease of doing business score was 51.4 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Burkina Faso, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global: ease of doing business score in Burkina Faso is 51.4 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over five years.
Burkina Faso ranks 152nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 50.65 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 50.92 DB17-20 methodology | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 51.15 DB17-20 methodology | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 51.27 DB17-20 methodology | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 51.4 DB17-20 methodology | +0.3% |
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More private sector data for Burkina Faso
- Merchandise trade 67.5% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 460.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 96.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Burkina Faso?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Burkina Faso was 51.4 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.65 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Burkina Faso ranks 152nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.