Burkina Faso recorded an average annual economic growth rate of 4.8% between 2016 and 2025, according to figures presented by the government at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, held on July 11 in New York.
The authorities attribute this performance to progress made across several strategic sectors, particularly agriculture, industry, and domestic resource mobilization, despite a challenging security and economic environment.
In the agricultural sector, cereal production reached 7.15 million tonnes in 2025, enough to cover 126% of the country's domestic needs. The government says this reflects significant progress in strengthening food resilience and improving food security.
At the same time, Burkina Faso has reinforced its financial autonomy by mobilizing 3.31 trillion CFA francs (approximately $5.75 billion) in domestic resources over the period to support its development agenda.
The government also highlighted improvements in several Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators. Access to safe drinking water increased from 72.4% in 2016 to 78.9% in 2025, while industry's contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) rose from 24.4% to 32.9%, reflecting continued industrialization of the economy.
RELANCE Plan at the Core of the 2026–2030 Strategy
These achievements provide the foundation for the RELANCE Plan 2026–2030, unveiled on June 5, which is set to become the country's new national development strategy.
Valued at 36.19 trillion CFA francs, the program aims to accelerate Burkina Faso's economic and social transformation through four key priorities: strengthening security and social cohesion, improving governance, developing human capital, and ensuring the sustainable transformation of the economy.
The plan places particular emphasis on increasing domestic resource mobilization, promoting industrialization, expanding agro-sylvo-pastoral processing, developing infrastructure, and creating jobs for young people. It also introduces new financing mechanisms, including popular shareholding schemes and community contributions, with the objective of reducing reliance on external funding.
