Relationship dossier
Burkina Faso
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Relationship assessment
Dutch development cooperation has supported programs in Burkina Faso, while details of Burkina Faso’s bilateral conduct are limited.
Burkina Faso toward Kingdom of the Netherlands
Not assessedKingdom of the Netherlands toward Burkina Faso
+20The Netherlands has supported development cooperation programs in Burkina Faso, including work on food security and governance.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
The Netherlands has included Burkina Faso in its development-cooperation programming, supporting bilateral cooperation in areas such as food security and governance. Information about specific Burkina Faso government actions toward the Netherlands is insufficient to assess that aspect of the relationship.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Dutch development cooperation with Burkina Faso are unclear.
- Details of Burkina Faso government cooperation with the Netherlands are limited.
- The extent to which bilateral cooperation has continued through changes in Burkina Faso’s political leadership is unclear.