Burkina Faso Fronteira

Visão geral da economia e do setor

Burkina Faso is a landlocked West African nation whose economy is anchored by agriculture, which employs the majority of the population and contributes roughly 19 percent of GDP, and by gold mining, which has made the country one of Africa's top gold producers and its leading export earner. The services sector is the largest contributor to GDP at around 40 percent, encompassing trade, telecommunications, and public administration. Real GDP grew an estimated 4.8 percent in 2024, supported by a stronger cereal harvest and recovery in industrial output, although ongoing security challenges and large-scale internal displacement continue to weigh on economic activity and humanitarian conditions. Burkina Faso uses the West African CFA Franc (XOF) as part of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), sharing monetary policy with seven regional partners. The country faces significant development constraints including limited infrastructure, high poverty rates, and dependence on rain-fed agriculture and volatile commodity prices.

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Macro

PIB nominal, USD	$23.14B
Crescimento do PIB real, anual	4.8%
Inflação anual	4.2%
População pessoas	23.5M
PIB per capita USD	$982
Capitalização de mercado total cotado, USD	$3.92B
Cap. de mercado / PIB	16.9%
Desemprego	5.2%
Empresas listadas	3
Bolsa	Bourse Regionale des Valeurs Mobilieres (BRVM). Burkina Faso does not operate an independent national stock exchange. Instead, Burkina Faso companies are listed on the BRVM, a regional exchange headquartered in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, that serves the eight WAEMU member states. A national branch office (Antenne Nationale de Bourse) operates in Ouagadougou to facilitate local market access. (BRVM)

Ano dos dados: 2024. Fontes: World Bank World Development Indicators, IMF World Economic Outlook (2024), IMF Country Report No. 26/64 Burkina Faso, FRED Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, BRVM (Bourse Regionale des Valeurs Mobilieres) official data, Destatis (German Federal Statistical Office) International Statistics, ILO ILOSTAT, Afreximbank Burkina Faso Country Brief 2024, MSCI Index Factsheets (Frontier Markets, FM Africa), Dabafinance BRVM company listings, Afrivestia BRVM Guide 2026. Individual figures may cover different reference periods — for example a fiscal year, or an estimate for the current year — and the overview above states these where known.

Bolsa local e acesso

Bolsa	Bourse Regionale des Valeurs Mobilieres (BRVM). Burkina Faso does not operate an independent national stock exchange. Instead, Burkina Faso companies are listed on the BRVM, a regional exchange headquartered in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, that serves the eight WAEMU member states. A national branch office (Antenne Nationale de Bourse) operates in Ouagadougou to facilitate local market access.
Código	BRVM
Site	www.brvm.org
Moeda	XOF

Acesso por corretoras locais

There is no domestic stock exchange in Burkina Faso. Investors wishing to access shares of Burkina Faso-domiciled companies listed on the BRVM must use a licensed Societe de Gestion et d'Intermediation (SGI), which are BRVM-accredited brokerage firms. SGIs operating in Burkina Faso include local branches of regional firms. Some international online brokers that support frontier African markets may offer BRVM access, but availability varies by jurisdiction. Settlement on the BRVM is handled by the Depositaire Central, Banque de Reglement (DC/BR) and occurs on a T+3 basis. Transactions are denominated in XOF.

Corretoras globais com acesso a mercados estrangeiros

• Interactive Brokers — Direct access to 90+ markets worldwide, including many emerging exchanges.
• Saxo Bank — Multi-market access across Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
• Charles Schwab (Global) — Foreign ordinary shares on select markets; US-listed ADRs and ETFs.
• Fidelity International Trading — International stock trading on a number of developed and emerging markets.

Listado apenas por conveniência, não constitui recomendação. Mercados disponíveis, taxas e regras de cadastro variam por corretora e pelo seu país de residência.

Relocalização e residência

Acesso para investidores estrangeiros

Burkina Faso currently faces a severe security situation, with significant parts of the country affected by armed conflict and jihadist insurgency. As of 2024, the country hosts over two million internally displaced persons. Multiple governments maintain travel advisories recommending against non-essential travel to large portions of the country. Expatriates who do reside in Ouagadougou typically do so for diplomatic, development, or mining-sector roles. The business environment is shaped by OHADA commercial law, which is common across WAEMU member states, and registration of a company is handled through the Centre de Formalites des Entreprises.