CFA Franc BCEAO Inflation Calculator

XOF 100.00 in 1959 has the same buying power as XOF 1,394 in 2026.

XOF 1,394XOF 100.00 in 1959 is now
1,293.70%Cumulative inflation
4.01%Average per year
68Years of data

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XOF 100.00 in 2001 is worth XOF 176.09 in 2026

Annual inflation rate 2.29%
Cumulative inflation 76.09%

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Inflation in Burkina Faso

This page covers 68 years of Burkina Faso consumer price data, from 1959 to 2026. The steepest single year on record was 1977, when consumer prices in Burkina Faso rose 30.0%. At that rate, money loses roughly a third of its value in a year.

Prices fell in 18 of those 67 years, including in recent decades — about 27% of the time — most sharply in 1976, when they dropped 8.4%. In a year like that money gained purchasing power rather than losing it. By decade, the 1970s were the most inflationary stretch, averaging 8.1% a year, while the 2010s were the calmest at 0.7%. Over the last ten years inflation has averaged 2.6% a year, below the 4.2% average across the whole record.

Burkina Faso CPI and inflation rate by year

The full annual series behind this calculator, from 1959 to 2026. The final column shows what XOF 100.00 in that year is worth in 2026 money.

Burkina Faso consumer price index and annual inflation, 1959–2026
Year CPI index Inflation XOF 100.00 then, in 2026
2026128.561.50%XOF 100.00
2025126.66-0.59%XOF 101.50
2024127.414.19%XOF 100.90
2023122.280.74%XOF 105.13
2022121.3814.29%XOF 105.91
2021106.203.65%XOF 121.05
2020102.461.88%XOF 125.47
2019100.56-3.23%XOF 127.84
2018103.921.96%XOF 123.70
2017101.931.48%XOF 126.12
2016100.440.44%XOF 127.99
2015100.000.72%XOF 128.56
201499.28-0.26%XOF 129.49
201399.540.53%XOF 129.16
201299.013.82%XOF 129.85
201195.372.76%XOF 134.80
201092.81-0.76%XOF 138.52
200993.522.61%XOF 137.46
200891.1410.66%XOF 141.05
200782.36-0.23%XOF 156.09
200682.552.33%XOF 155.73
200580.676.42%XOF 159.36
200475.81-0.40%XOF 169.58
200376.112.03%XOF 168.90
200274.602.18%XOF 172.34
200173.015.01%XOF 176.09
200069.53-0.30%XOF 184.91
199969.74-1.07%XOF 184.34
199870.495.08%XOF 182.37
199767.082.32%XOF 191.64
199665.566.10%XOF 196.08
199561.807.46%XOF 208.04
199457.5125.18%XOF 223.56
199345.940.55%XOF 279.84
199245.69-1.99%XOF 281.39
199146.612.16%XOF 275.79
199045.63-0.50%XOF 281.75
198945.86-0.48%XOF 280.33
198846.084.26%XOF 278.98
198744.20-2.68%XOF 290.85
198645.42-2.61%XOF 283.05
198546.646.91%XOF 275.66
198443.624.85%XOF 294.70
198341.618.15%XOF 308.98
198238.4712.06%XOF 334.18
198134.337.56%XOF 374.48
198031.9212.20%XOF 402.77
197928.4514.99%XOF 451.92
197824.748.27%XOF 519.68
197722.8529.99%XOF 562.65
197617.58-8.40%XOF 731.37
197519.1918.76%XOF 669.93
197416.168.72%XOF 795.59
197314.867.60%XOF 864.96
197213.81-2.92%XOF 930.73
197114.232.06%XOF 903.52
197013.941.77%XOF 922.15
196913.709.66%XOF 938.49
196812.49-0.29%XOF 1,029
196712.53-4.33%XOF 1,026
196613.102.36%XOF 981.69
196512.79-0.73%XOF 1,005
196412.891.85%XOF 997.56
196312.655.57%XOF 1,016
196211.991.68%XOF 1,073
196111.7918.56%XOF 1,091
19609.947.79%XOF 1,293
19599.22XOF 1,394

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Burkina Faso inflation FAQ

What is the current inflation rate in Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso inflation was 1.50% in 2026, the most recent year in this dataset, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 2025.
How much has CFA Franc BCEAO lost in value since 1959?
XOF 100.00 in 1959 has the same purchasing power as XOF 1,394 in 2026. That is cumulative inflation of 1,293.70% over 67 years, an average of 4.01% per year.
What years does this Burkina Faso inflation calculator cover?
This calculator covers 68 years, from 1959 to 2026. You can convert an amount between any two years in that range.
Can CFA Franc BCEAO inflation be negative?
Yes. Negative inflation, or deflation, means prices fell and CFA Franc BCEAO gained purchasing power over that year. Burkina Faso recorded deflation in 18 of the 67 years measured here, most recently in 2025. The steepest fall was -8.40% in 1976.
What is the difference between CPI and the inflation rate?
The consumer price index (CPI) is a level: it measures the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services in a given year. The inflation rate is the percentage change in that level between two periods. This calculator uses the ratio of CPI values for your two chosen years to convert an amount between them.

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