DUMMY DATA · BFA
Burkina Faso
UEMOA · XOF · Independence on paper 1960
Independence 5 August 1960 (then Upper Volta; renamed Burkina Faso on 4 August 1984). Founding member of UMOA — treaty signed 12 May 1962.
BFA · 1960—2026
— Two scores. Never one. —
- External Autonomy
- —
- Internal Self-Determination (non-capture)
- —
No sourced data — no score.
The flag raised in 1960 does not measure substantive sovereignty. The gap is the thing to read.
Indicators
| id | indicator | year | raw | score | provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | CFA monetary arrangement (the franc) | 1960+ | full_peg_french_guarantee_board_legacy | 20 | 2026-06-29 FACT HARD |
| A1 | CFA monetary arrangement (the franc) | 2020+ | peg_reserves_repatriated_no_french_board | 40 | 2026-06-29 FACT HARD |
| A2 | French trade share | 1995 | 22.03 | 44.925 | 2026-07-02 FACT HARD |
| A3 | French financial dependence | 1995 | 32.3051 | 35.39 | 2026-07-03 CONTESTED HARD |
| A3 | French financial dependence | 2005 | 13.742 | 72.52 | 2026-07-03 CONTESTED HARD |
| A3 | French financial dependence | 2015 | 21.2506 | 57.5 | 2026-07-03 CONTESTED HARD |
| A3 | French financial dependence | 2020 | 28.2111 | 43.58 | 2026-07-03 CONTESTED HARD |
| A3 | French financial dependence | 2023 | 25.1139 | 49.77 | 2026-07-03 CONTESTED HARD |
| A4 | French military dependence | 1961+ | training_mission_only | 70 | 2023-03-01 FACT HARD |
| A4 | French military dependence | 2010+ | permanent_french_base | 20 | 2023-02-20 FACT HARD |
| A4 | French military dependence | 2023+ | no_french_presence | 100 | 2023-03-01 FACT HARD |
| A5 | Diplomatic posture toward Paris | 1960+ | defense_clientelist_pact_active | 20 | 2026-06-30 FACT HARD |
| A5 | Diplomatic posture toward Paris | 1983+ | normal_ties | 40 | 2026-06-30 CONTESTED HARD |
| A5 | Diplomatic posture toward Paris | 1987+ | defense_clientelist_pact_active | 20 | 2026-06-30 FACT HARD |
| A5 | Diplomatic posture toward Paris | 2023+ | ambassador_expelled_cooperation_suspended | 70 | 2023-01-03 FACT HARD |
| A5 | Diplomatic posture toward Paris | 2026+ | ties_severed_or_quit_french_bloc | 100 | 2026-06-26 FACT HARD |
| A6 | UN voting coincidence with France | 1975 | 63.85 | 36.15 | 2026-04-03 FACT HARD |
| A6 | UN voting coincidence with France | 1985 | 52.4 | 47.6 | 2026-04-03 FACT HARD |
| A6 | UN voting coincidence with France | 1995 | 65.13 | 34.87 | 2026-04-03 FACT HARD |
| A6 | UN voting coincidence with France | 2005 | 67.58 | 32.42 | 2026-04-03 FACT HARD |
| A6 | UN voting coincidence with France | 2015 | 55.88 | 44.12 | 2026-04-03 FACT HARD |
| A6 | UN voting coincidence with France | 2020 | 65.54 | 34.46 | 2026-04-03 FACT HARD |
| A6 | UN voting coincidence with France | 2023 | 47.62 | 52.38 | 2026-04-03 FACT HARD |
| B1 | Power concentration | 1960+ | long_tenure_no_dissolution | 60 | 2026-07-05 FACT HARD |
| B1 | Power concentration | 1965+ | opposition_dissolved_or_40plus_years | 20 | 2026-07-05 FACT HARD |
| B1 | Power concentration | 1966+ | long_tenure_no_dissolution | 60 | 2026-07-05 FACT HARD |
| B1 | Power concentration | 1978+ | term_limits_regular_turnover | 100 | 2026-07-05 CONTESTED HARD |
| B1 | Power concentration | 1980+ | long_tenure_no_dissolution | 60 | 2026-07-05 FACT HARD |
| B1 | Power concentration | 1983+ | opposition_dissolved_or_40plus_years | 20 | 2026-07-05 FACT HARD |
| B1 | Power concentration | 1987+ | long_tenure_no_dissolution | 60 | 2026-07-05 CONTESTED HARD |
| B1 | Power concentration | 2015+ | term_limits_regular_turnover | 100 | 2026-07-05 FACT HARD |
| B1 | Power concentration | 2022+ | long_tenure_no_dissolution | 60 | 2026-07-05 FACT HARD |
| B2 | Economic-control concentration (elite capture) | 2005 | 60 | 60 | 2026-07-05 CONTESTED INTERP. |
| B2 | Economic-control concentration (elite capture) | 2015 | 60 | 60 | 2026-07-05 INTERPRETATION INTERP. |
| B2 | Economic-control concentration (elite capture) | 2020 | 60 | 60 | 2026-07-05 INTERPRETATION INTERP. |
| B2 | Economic-control concentration (elite capture) | 2023 | 60 | 60 | 2026-07-05 CONTESTED INTERP. |
| B3 | Fiscal self-direction | 2005 | 111.3202 | 0 | 2026-07-03 FACT HARD |
| B3 | Fiscal self-direction | 2015 | 63.9356 | 0 | 2026-07-03 FACT HARD |
| B3 | Fiscal self-direction | 2020 | 54.2433 | 0 | 2026-07-03 FACT HARD |
| B3 | Fiscal self-direction | 2023 | 36.4967 | 27.01 | 2026-07-03 FACT HARD |
| B4 | Strategic-sector ownership (foreign capture) | 2005 | 60 | 60 | 2026-07-05 CONTESTED INTERP. |
| B4 | Strategic-sector ownership (foreign capture) | 2015 | 20 | 20 | 2026-07-05 INTERPRETATION INTERP. |
| B4 | Strategic-sector ownership (foreign capture) | 2020 | 20 | 20 | 2026-07-05 INTERPRETATION INTERP. |
| B4 | Strategic-sector ownership (foreign capture) | 2023 | 20 | 20 | 2026-07-05 INTERPRETATION INTERP. |
| B5 | Food self-sufficiency | 2005 | 7.4 | 92.6 | 2026-07-03 FACT HARD |
| B5 | Food self-sufficiency | 2015 | 16.1 | 83.9 | 2026-07-03 FACT HARD |
| B5 | Food self-sufficiency | 2020 | 15.5 | 84.5 | 2026-07-03 FACT HARD |
| B5 | Food self-sufficiency | 2022 | 20.5 | 79.5 | 2026-07-03 FACT HARD |