Nominal GDP (USD billions): 18.31  GDP per capita (USD): 850.79  Inflation rate (% change): 2.00  Government revenue (% of GDP): 21.10  Government gross debt (% of GDP): 48.06 *Source: IMF (October 2021)  Burkina Faso’s key exports are cotton and gold. Gold has accounted for about three-quarters of the country’s total export revenues. About 80% of the population is engaged in subsistence farming and cotton is the main cash crop.  The country has seen an upswing in gold exploration, production, and exports.  

Burkina Faso’s main import partners are Côte d'Ivoire, China, Ghana, France, India, and the United States. 

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