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Economy
Overview: One of the poorest countries in the world, Burkina
has a high population density, few natural resources, and
relatively infertile soil. Economic development is hindered
by a poor communications network within a landlocked country.
Agriculture provides about 40% of GDP and is entirely of
a subsistence nature. Industry, dominated by unprofitable
government-controlled corporations, accounted for 13% of
GDP in 1985.
GDP: $1.43 billion, per capita $170; real growth rate 7.7%
(1988).
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 4.3% (1988).
Unemployment rate: NA%.
Budget: revenues $422 million; expenditures $516 million,
including capital expenditures of $25 million (1987).
Exports: $249 million (f.o.b., 1988); commodities--oilseeds,
cotton, live animals, gold; partners--EC 42% (France 30%,
other 12%), Taiwan 17%, Ivory Coast 15% (1985).
Imports: $591 million (f.o.b., 1988); commodities--grain,
dairy products, petroleum, machinery; partners--EC 37% (France
23%, other 14%), Africa 31%, US 15% (1985).
External debt: $969 million (December 1988).
Industrial production: growth rate 7.1% (1985).
Electricity: 121,000 kW capacity; 320 million kWh produced,
37 kWh per capita (1989).
Industries: agricultural processing plants; brewery, cement,
and brick plants; a few other small consumer goods enterprises.
Agriculture: cash crops--peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, cotton;
food crops--sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock; not
self-sufficient in food grains.
Aid: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-88), $271 million;
Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments
(1970-87), $2.5 billion; Communist countries (1970-88), $94 million.
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (plural--francs);
1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes.
Exchange rates: CFA francs (CFAF) per US$1--284.55 (January 1990),
319.01 (1989), 297.85 (1988), 300.54 (1987), 346.30 (1986),
449.26 (1985).
Fiscal year: calendar year.