IMF Staff Country Reports

Burkina Faso: Background Papers and Statistical Update

Publication Date:

February 6, 1996

Summary:

This Background Papers and Statistical Update analyzes economic and financial developments in Burkina Faso during 1991–95. Real GDP growth averaged 2.3 percent per year during 1990–94. This outcome represented a substantial decline in real GDP per capita income. Growth in agricultural production declined markedly after 1991, when a bumper crop boosted output in the primary sector by more than 20 percent. Gold production in the existing semi-industrial mines took a downward turn in 1994, as the yield of several arteries started to diminish.

Series:

Country Report No. 1996/005

Subject:

Agricultural commodities Commodities Exports International trade

Notes:

This background paper and statistical update on Burkina Faso was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with this member country. As such, the views expressed in this document are those of the staff team and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government of Burkina Faso or the Executive Board of the IMF.