Share of female directors in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of female directors was 20.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share 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. Measured in % of total directors.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female directors in Burkina Faso is 20.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in Burkina Faso peaked at 44.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2014.
That places Burkina Faso 46th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female directors in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.2% | — |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +67.7% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | +50.3% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -52.4% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | -2.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 20.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.9%, 84% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.0% | 14.2% | 44.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.8% | 21.5% | 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 share of female directors in Burkina Faso?
- Share of female directors in Burkina Faso was 20.8% 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 share of female directors recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of female directors?
- Burkina Faso ranks 46th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of female directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female directors is the proportion of female directors of newly registered limited liability companies out of the total number of directors of newly registered limited liability companies in the economy in the calendar year. A director is defined as an individual who conducts the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.