Burkina Faso’s economy grows 5.3 pct in 2025

OUAGADOUGOU, July 10– Burkina Faso’s economy grew 5.3 percent in 2025, up from 4.8 percent a year earlier, while its overall budget deficit narrowed sharply, the government said on Thursday after the Council of Ministers approved the 2025 budget execution bill.

Meeting under the chairmanship of Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traore, the cabinet adopted the draft budget execution law and its annexes for the 2025 fiscal year.