Global rank
#72
Burkina Faso • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free30 · 15%
Visa on arrival22 · 11%
eTA2 · 1%
Visa required145 · 73%
Bloc
ECOWAS
15
Union Members
World reach
27%
About the Burkina Faso passport
At #72 globally out of 200 ranked passports, the Burkina Faso passport puts holders ahead of 64% of the world. Burkina Faso citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to Burkina Faso citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
Burkina Faso applies a top marginal income tax rate of 50%. The country operates a high tax regime, under which residents pay tax on worldwide income at high marginal rates. Those considering Burkina Faso for relocation should account for the high worldwide income tax exposure when structuring international income.
Burkina Faso is a member of ECOWAS, granting facilitated movement across West African member states.
Where Burkina Faso passport holders can travel
BangladeshBarbadosBeninBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCentral African RepublicChadComorosCongoCôte d'IvoireDjiboutiDominicaEcuadorEthiopiaGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauHaitiHong KongIranKenyaLaosLiberiaMacaoMadagascarMaldivesMaliMauritiusMicronesiaMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNicaraguaNigerNigeriaPalauPhilippinesRwandaSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSri LankaSurinameTimor-LesteTogoTunisiaTuvalu
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBelarusBelgiumBelizeBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominican RepublicDR CongoEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLatviaLebanonLesothoLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMalawiMalaysiaMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMyanmarNauruNetherlandsNew ZealandNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaSaint Kitts and NevisSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTongaTrinidad and TobagoTürkiyeTurkmenistanUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe
How Burkina Faso compares regionally
Among ECOWAS members, the Burkina Faso passport ranks 7th of 15 by mobility. The average passport rank across ECOWAS members is #73.