Burkina Faso: 5.3% growth; the Prime Minister says, “Yes, but we need to be bolder”
The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, recently hailed the remarkable economic performances recorded by the country during the 2025 financial year. In a regional and international context marked by multiple security and climate challenges, the Head of government underscored the progress made while calling for a new phase based on boldness, discipline, innovation, and a strong results-oriented culture.
The numbers speak for themselves. The real GDP growth rate increased from 4.8% in 2024 to 5.3% in 2025.
This progression, though modest in appearance, reflects a certain economic resilience and sustained efforts in national production, investment, and control of public spending.
It places Burkina Faso among the most dynamic economies in the West African subregion, despite a still worrying security environment.
Beyond growth, it was the effectiveness of the implementation of the National Development Policy that garnered attention. The overall execution rate of this strategic roadmap is estimated at 85.5% for the year 2025.
This rate, deemed very satisfactory by the Prime Minister, demonstrates the ability of administrations and economic operators to translate national ambitions into concrete achievements on the ground.
Roads, social infrastructure, support for the agricultural sector, and the strengthening of basic services have all benefited from this momentum.
However, Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo did not hide his desire to go further. For him, these results, encouraging as they may be, must not lead to complacency.
He stressed the need to cultivate a “strong results-oriented culture,” where every public action is measured by its real impact on the living conditions of Burkinabe.
Boldness, he said, is now the watchword for daring to undertake long-delayed structural reforms. Discipline and innovation will complete this virtuous triad.
In praising these performances, the Prime Minister sends a clear signal: Burkina Faso has the assets to bounce back.
The challenge remains to transform this upturn into inclusive and sustainable development, capable of withstanding shocks and benefiting all components of the nation.
Olivier TOE
