Tourism in Burkina Faso: visitors, hotels and air traffic
Visitor arrivals, hotel activity and air traffic in Burkina Faso, from official statistics and operators.
Updated November 5, 2026
This page gathers the latest figures on this topic, each checked against its official source, and every Alama Report story on it. It is updated as new data comes out.
Latest figures
- Non-resident visitors in hotels and other accommodation, 2025
- 138,803 visitors · 2025
Source: Message du ministre en charge du tourisme, Journée mondiale du tourisme, 27 Sept 2026, via Sidwaya - Airport passengers, all airports, 2025
- 750,188 passengers · 2025
Source: Société des Aéroports du Faso (SAFA) traffic report (26 June 2026), via La Nouvelle Tribune - Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso air passengers, quarterly
- 201,501 passengers · Q4 2025
Source: MATM, Bulletin statistique trimestriel T4 2025 (February 2026), source ANAC - Travel receipts (balance of payments)
- 76.7 bn FCFA (2023: 90.4bn) · 2024
Source: BCEAO, Balance des paiements et position extérieure globale – Burkina Faso – 2024 (rapport annuel 2024; posted in the September 2026 folder of bceao.int)
Figures checked against their source. Euro equivalents at the fixed parity of 655.957 FCFA per euro.
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