Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso runs on gold, cotton, and a resourceful trading culture that keeps commerce moving even without a coastline. This is where Burkinabe businesses meet the buyers, partners, and suppliers looking for them, inside the country and across West Africa.
List your businessGold now drives the large majority of export earnings, with cotton and livestock still anchoring trade across the countryside.
Burkina Faso business listings
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Why Burkina Faso rewards resourceful business
- Tap into a gold-driven export economy
Gold accounts for the large majority of export revenue today, pulling in services, logistics and equipment businesses well beyond the mines themselves.
- Serve one of Africa’s largest cotton-producing economies
Cotton and livestock still anchor rural commerce, keeping agri-processing, transport and trade finance businesses in steady demand.
- Move cargo through coastal partner ports
As a landlocked country, Burkina Faso routes much of its trade through Togo and Benin, keeping logistics and customs specialists in constant demand.
- Main business languageFrench
- Widely spoken languagesMooré, Dioula
- Leading exportGold
- Key agricultural exportCotton
- Economic hubBobo-Dioulasso
- CapitalOuagadougou
- Regional blocWAEMU
- CurrencyWest African CFA franc (XOF)
- Calling code+226
Starting a business in Burkina Faso?
Registering a business in Burkina Faso means working through CEFORE (Centre de Formalités des Entreprises). This guide breaks down the real steps, approximate cost, and approximate timeline, so you know what to expect before you begin.
Steps, fees, and timelines are approximate and compiled from public 2026 guides to the official process. Confirm current details directly with the official portal