The agricultural sector is estimated to account 28.7% of Burkina Faso’s GDP, employing 27.6% of the workforce (World Bank, 2017). Main cultivations are cotton, pearl millet, groundnuts, karite, sesame, sorghum, maize, and rice. The industrial sector is dominated by the mining industry (gold accounts for around three-quarters of the country’s total export), which contributes 18.3% of the GDP and employs 32% of the active population. The service sector is prominent in the Burkinabe economy, accounting for 55.1% of GDP and 40.4% of employment (consisting chiefly of wholesale and retail distribution, telecommunications, posts and transport).
Sector-specific professional associations
14 professional associations listed for Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso: Buying and Selling
