Number of female directors in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of female directors was 2,087 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female directors in Burkina Faso, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
In 2024, number of female directors in Burkina Faso stood at 2,087. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 861.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female directors in Burkina Faso peaked at 2,087 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 217, in 2014.
Burkina Faso ranks 36th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of female directors in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 217 | — |
| 2015 | 422 | +94.5% |
| 2016 | 582 | +37.9% |
| 2017 | 1,271 | +118.4% |
| 2018 | 1,501 | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 855 | -43.0% |
| 2020 | 1,191 | +39.3% |
| 2021 | 1,561 | +31.1% |
| 2022 | 1,706 | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 1,807 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 2,087 | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 808 | 217 | 1,501 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,670 | 1,191 | 2,087 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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 number of female directors in Burkina Faso?
- Number of female directors in Burkina Faso was 2,087 in 2024, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest number of female directors recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2,087 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of female directors recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 217 in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of female directors?
- Burkina Faso ranks 36th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female directors rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 861.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Number of female directors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female directors is the number of female individuals who conduct the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.