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Burkina Faso

BFA

Burkina Faso: 22.2 million population; low-income economy. Exports: cotton, gold, cashew nuts; imports: machinery, mineral fuels, food. Transitional military junta. Two coups in 2022. Jihadists control ~40% of territory. Wagner presence. Alliance of Sahel States member. 40.1% poverty; #135 Big Mac Index.

Headline valuation

Enterprise value
$93.5B
Scenario range
$55.6B to $99.8B
Confidence
60.0%
Integration scenario
Contested Integration

Balance sheet

Total assets
$146.5B
Total liabilities
$53.0B
Base enterprise value
$93.5B

Creditor concentration

Risk score (0-100)
28.3
Buyer autonomy
high
Creditor HHI
0.3346

Climate & resources

Climate status
Desperate (Rank 20 of 212, 1 = most desperate)
Water tier
MODERATE
ND-GAIN vulnerability
0.71
ND-GAIN readiness
0.32

Top acquisition targets (Burkina Faso as buyer)

Computed by SAPA (Sovereign Acquisition Propensity Algorithm). Higher probability = stronger structural fit for Burkina Faso acquiring this target.

  1. Ghana (GHA): probability 0.08, deal value $1.48T, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Buyer_Volatility(0.88) + Economic_Size_Block(0.13) + No_Power_Projection + Absurdity_Penalty(4)
  2. Equatorial Guinea (GNQ): probability 0.08, deal value $85.1B, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Buyer_Volatility(0.88) + No_Power_Projection + Captor_Interest(FRA)
  3. Gabon (GAB): probability 0.08, deal value $357.5B, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Buyer_Volatility(0.88) + Economic_Size_Penalty(0.35) + No_Power_Projection + Captor_Interest(FRA)
  4. Liberia (LBR): probability 0.08, deal value $81.5B, driver: Strategic + Resources + Buyer_Volatility(0.88) + No_Power_Projection
  5. Guinea (GIN): probability 0.07, deal value $188.9B, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Buyer_Volatility(0.88) + No_Power_Projection

About this valuation

This valuation is computed monthly by the WHITEFLAG sovereign asset valuation framework, a five-scenario model that prices nations as transferable enterprise units. See the full methodology for the formulas and data sources. The human-capital, industrial and land bases are blended with the World Bank Changing Wealth of Nations 2020 stock, rescaled onto the framework's computed scale; the resource base uses the computed value alone (CWON and the computed value differ by more than 5x).

Sources: CIA World Factbook, World Bank (population, poverty, economic data), IMF World Economic Outlook (economic classification, trade), The Economist Big Mac Index (PPP comparison), Trading Economics (macroeconomic indicators), Official Government Statistical Agencies

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