- Risk key
- Low
- MODERATELY LOW
- MODERATE
- MODERATELY HIGH
- HIGH
Burkina Faso Country Report
Snapshot
Corruption is a widespread problem in Burkina Faso and presents business operating or planning to invest in the country with very high risks. Corruption is pervasive in all sectors of the economy and government. Burkina Faso belongs to the category of the world’s poorest and least developed countries and is largely dependent on foreign donors for its economic development. The latter factor has thus pushed the government to pass new anti-corruption legislation in 2015, further broadening the anti-corruption legal framework of the country. Active and passive bribery, abuse of office, embezzlement and other forms of corruption are criminalized under the Penal Code. However, weak enforcement of these laws, coupled with poor access to information, a culture of impunity, weak institutions, have made the fight against corruption all the more difficult. Gifts and facilitation payments are forbidden practices in Burkina Faso.