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ID| Fuel Type | USD / Liter | XOF / Liter | vs World Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⛽ Gasoline (Petrol) | $1.500 | CFA 849 | -0.6% |
| 🚛 Diesel | $1.320 | CFA 747 | -12.5% |
| 🔵 LPG / Autogas | N/A | — | |
| ⚡ Electric (kWh) | $0.217 | CFA 123 | |
| ⚡ Electric Business (kWh) | $0.230 | CFA 130 | |
| 🔥 Natural Gas (m³) | N/A | — | |
| 🔥 Natural Gas Business (m³) | N/A | — | |
| 💧 Kerosene | N/A | — | |
| 🌡 Heating Oil | N/A | — |
Gasoline Price in Burkina Faso Today
Burkina Faso drivers part with about CFA 33,972 to fill a 40-litre tank at present. Priced in hours rather than money, an average earner spends 167 minutes per litre and 111.2 hours per tank.
Diesel Price in Burkina Faso
In Burkina Faso diesel costs CFA 747/L, putting it 12.0% below petrol. Regionally, diesel sits 1.2% above petrol across 28 Africa markets — making this gap wider than usual.
How Burkina Faso Compares Globally
A litre of petrol in Burkina Faso is CFA 849/L ($1.500), placing it 0.6% below the world average of $1.509. Burkina Faso is the 67th most expensive of the 133 countries DailyFuels tracks, and the 13th most expensive of 28 in Africa. The gap to the Africa mean is 11.8%, above it. Either side of it: Cameroon costs 1.4% less, Namibia costs 0.7% more.
Historical Price Trend
Gasoline in Burkina Faso has fallen 2.0% over the past 3 months, from $1.530 to $1.500 per litre. Over 33 weekly surveys the low was $1.480 and the high $1.530, reached 18 May 2026. Diesel tracked alongside, rose 9.1%. The spread from the 28 June low to the 18 May high comes to 3.4%. Taking the first 2026 reading as the baseline, petrol is 1.3% lower today. Household electricity has fell 2.3% over the same window, to CFA 123 per kWh.
As of 2026-08-19, the retail price of gasoline in Burkina Faso is $1.500 per liter, and diesel costs $1.320 per liter. Burkina Faso’s gasoline price is 0.6% below the global average of $1.509 per liter. Electricity for EV charging costs $0.217 per kWh.
As a landlocked country, Burkina Faso must transport all imported fuel overland from distant ports, adding logistics costs compared to nations with direct sea access. These distribution expenses are a contributing factor to local fuel prices.
Based on an average monthly wage of $95 USD, a worker in Burkina Faso needs approximately 167 minutes to afford one liter of gasoline — equivalent to 1,389.5% of a day's pay for a standard 40-liter fill-up.
Petrol in Africa ranges from $0.024 in Libya to $3.240 in Malawi across 28 tracked markets, a 13,400.0% span.
The numbers come from government energy agencies and verified international providers, and are revised weekly. Local currency amounts (XOF / CFA) update automatically with live exchange rates.
| Commodity | Market Price | Raw Cost | Retail Here | Gov't Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🛢 Brent Crude | $91.53 /bbl | $0.696 /L | $1.500 | +115.5% |
| 🛢 WTI Crude | $84.69 /bbl | $0.653 /L | $1.500 | +129.7% |
| 🔥 Natural Gas | $2.78 /MMBtu | $0.124 /m³ | no data | — |
| ⚡ Lithium ETF | $74.02 /share | indirect | $0.217 | — |
| ☢ Uranium ETF | $43.62 /share | indirect | $0.217 | — |
How global commodity swings translated to pump prices here
| Commodity | Commodity Δ30D | Retail Δ30D | Pass-Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🛢 Brent Crude | +3.6% | +1.4% |
39%
|
| 🛢 WTI Crude | +2.5% | +1.4% |
56%
|
| 🔥 Natural Gas | +0.4% | — | — |