Freedom of expression score bti in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Freedom of expression score bti was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of expression score bti in Burkina Faso, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of expression score bti in Burkina Faso stood at 3. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score bti in Burkina Faso peaked at 7 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2025.
That places Burkina Faso 74th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Freedom of expression score bti in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.33 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
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More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 351,209 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score bti in Burkina Faso?
- Freedom of expression score bti in Burkina Faso was 3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2009.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- Burkina Faso ranks 74th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of expression score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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