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The Burkina Faso country code is +226 — reaching a fast-growing Sahel market of ~23 million people + ~25 million mobile subscriptions across Orange Burkina Faso, Moov Africa + Telecel Faso. The land of FESPACO, cotton + gold — Burkinabè bank logins + Orange Money / Moov Money all expect a +226 mobile.

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+226Country Code
Pas d’indicatif régional
25 12 34 56Numéro de téléphone (8 chiffres)
+226Country code
1984Renamed from Upper Volta
0Area codes
1Time zone (GMT)
25MMobile subs
8Fixed digits
02 — THE BASICS

What is the +226 country code?

Burkina Faso was assigned +226 by the ITU — placing it in zone 2 with the rest of Africa. Like Denmark, it has no area codes at all: every number is exactly 8 digits, dialed in full.

ITU zone 2 West Africa

Burkina Faso has used the +226 country code from the ITU in zone 2 — the zone covering all of Africa — alongside neighbours Côte d’Ivoire +225, Ghana +233, Mali +223, Niger +227, Togo +228 + Benin +229. The "226" string is unique to Burkina Faso. The country is a landlocked nation in the Sahel.

ARCEP-regulated

Burkina Faso's telephone numbering is administered by ARCEP Burkina (Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes). Three mobile carriers: Orange Burkina Faso (market leader), Moov Africa Burkina Faso (formerly Etisalat/Atlantique Telecom) + Telecel Faso. Mobile numbers begin with 5, 6 or 7. 4G is widely deployed in the cities.

No area codes — 8 digits

Burkina Faso uses a <b>closed 8-digit plan</b> — every number, landline or mobile, is exactly <b>8 digits</b>, dialed in full with no trunk prefix. There is no leading 0 to drop. Landlines begin with <b>2</b> (20, 24, 25); mobiles begin with <b>5, 6 or 7</b>. The same 8 digits are dialed from Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso or abroad.

DID YOU KNOW

Burkina Faso used to be called Upper Volta. The country was known as Upper Volta (Haute-Volta) until 1984, when President Thomas Sankara renamed it Burkina Faso — "the land of upright (honest) people." Its capital Ouagadougou hosts FESPACO, the largest film festival in Africa, and the Mossi kingdoms + their Mogho Naba remain a living cultural institution. Cotton + gold are the country’s leading exports.

03 — QUICK FACTS

A quick read on how it works.

A Burkinabè phone number in international format is written as +226 NN NN NN NN — always exactly 8 digits. Example: +226 25 12 34 56 for an Ouagadougou landline, +226 20 12 34 56 for a Bobo-Dioulasso landline, +226 70 12 34 56 for a mobile. Burkinabè numbers are grouped in pairs for readability.

Because Burkina Faso uses a closed 8-digit plan with no area codes + no trunk prefix, there is no leading 0 to drop — you always dial all 8 digits, both domestically + internationally. Landlines begin with 2; mobiles begin with 5, 6 or 7 across Orange, Moov + Telecel.

Want to call Burkina Faso from abroad? Dial your exit code (00 in most countries — including Burkina Faso — 011 in NANP, 0011 in Australia), then 226, then all 8 digits. On any mobile, replace the exit code with +. Never drop a digit — Burkina Faso has no area-code 0.
04 — COVERAGE

Where a +226 number reaches.

From the Mausoleum of Thomas Sankara in Ouagadougou to the Karfiguéla Falls near Banfora, every Burkinabè number lives behind a +226 — all 8 digits, no area code. Pick a number that fits your customers anywhere in Burkina Faso.

BURKINA FASO · ONE TIME ZONE
+226 spans 13 régions from the Centre to the Sahel, one GMT clock — and no area codes.
OuagadougouBobo-DioulassoKoudougouOuahigouyaBanforaKayaTenkodogoFada N'gourmaDédougouDori
GMT (UTC+0) all yearNo daylight saving
City & regionCodeZone
Ouagadougou+226Centre
Bobo-Dioulasso+226Hauts-Bassins
Koudougou+226Centre-Ouest
Ouahigouya+226Nord
Banfora+226Cascades
Kaya+226Centre-Nord
Tenkodogo+226Centre-Est
Fada N'gourma+226Est
Dédougou+226Boucle du Mouhoun
Dori+226Sahel
Gaoua+226Sud-Ouest
Ziniaré+226Plateau-Central
Manga+226Centre-Sud
Tougan+226Boucle du Mouhoun
Réo+226Centre-Ouest
+226Centre-Sud
Kombissiri+226Centre-Sud
Houndé+226Hauts-Bassins
Orodara+226Hauts-Bassins
8-digit plan+226No area codes
Landline (2x)+226UTC+0
Orange BF Mobile (5/6/7)+226UTC+0
Moov Africa Mobile+226UTC+0
Telecel Faso Mobile+226UTC+0
Toll-free (800)+226UTC+0
Orange / Moov Money+226UTC+0
05 — FROM ANY COUNTRY

How to call Burkina Faso from any country.

Every country uses a different exit code before +226. From any mobile, + replaces the exit code — so +226 25 12 34 56 works worldwide. Burkinabè numbers are always 8 digits — never drop a digit.

From countryExit codeFull dialing patternMobile (+)
United States011011 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
Canada011011 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
United Kingdom0000 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
Australia00110011 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
France0000 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
Côte d'Ivoire0000 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
Ghana0000 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
Mali0000 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
Niger0000 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
Togo0000 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
Benin0000 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
Nigeria009009 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
Germany0000 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
Belgium0000 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
Italy0000 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
Spain0000 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
Netherlands0000 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
China0000 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
India0000 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
Japan010010 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
Singapore001001 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
UAE0000 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
South Africa0000 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN
Brazil00 2100 21 226 NN NN NN NN+226 7N NN NN NN

Tip: Burkina Faso has no area codes — every number is exactly 8 digits, dialed in full. There is no leading 0 to drop. Landlines begin with 2 (20, 24, 25); mobiles begin with 5, 6 or 7 across Orange, Moov + Telecel.

06 — WHY +226

Six reasons people pick a Burkina Faso number.

+226 reaches a fast-growing Sahel market + a large diaspora in France + Côte d’Ivoire. Burkinabè banks + Orange Money / Moov Money verify with a +226 mobile.

01

Bank + mobile-money OTPs

Burkinabè banks (Coris Bank, Ecobank, BOA, UBA) + the dominant mobile-money wallets — Orange Money + Moov Money — deliver one-time codes to a +226 mobile. Without a Burkinabè number, opening a wallet or completing a bank verification from abroad is hard.

02

Diaspora reach — France + Côte d’Ivoire

A +226 line keeps you in touch with the large Burkinabè diaspora — millions live + work in Côte d’Ivoire, with major communities in France, Ghana, Italy + beyond. Family remittances + WhatsApp calls to and from home rely on a real +226 number.

03

FESPACO + Burkinabè culture

Ouagadougou hosts FESPACO — the Pan-African Film + Television Festival, the largest film festival in Africa. A +226 number connects you to the country’s film, music + craft scene (SIAO arts fair), and to the living Mossi kingdoms led by the Mogho Naba.

04

Ouagadougou business gateway

A +226 line plugs into Burkina Faso’s economy — cotton + gold exports, a growing services sector, NGOs + WAEMU/UEMOA regional trade (the West African CFA franc, XOF, is shared with seven neighbours). Ouagadougou + Bobo-Dioulasso are the commercial hubs.

05

GMT (UTC+0): aligned with the UK + West Africa

Burkina Faso runs on GMT (UTC+0) all year with no daylight saving — the same clock as the UK in winter, plus Ghana, Mali, Senegal + much of West Africa. Coordinating calls across the region + with Europe is simple.

06

Simple 8-digit plan

Burkina Faso’s closed 8-digit plan is clean: every number is exactly 8 digits, dialed the same way everywhere, with no area code + no trunk 0 to remember. <b>+226 25 12 34 56</b> is dialed identically from Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso or abroad.

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07 — INCLUDED

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08 — HOW IT WORKS

Your Burkina Faso number, in three simple steps.

From "I want a Burkina Faso number" to making your first call — three taps and you're live.

01 · STEP

Pick your digits

Choose the area code or city prefix that matches where you sell.

+2262512 34 56
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+2267012 34 56
02 · STEP

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03 · STEP

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09 — FULL DIRECTORY

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Name, country code, ISO 3166 alpha-2 & alpha-3, exit code, and ITU zone. Filter by continent or search by name or code.

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Algeria+213DZDZA002
American Samoa+1ASASM0111
Andorra+376ADAND003
Angola+244AOAGO002
Anguilla+1AIAIA0111
Antarctica+672AQATA006
Antigua and Barbuda+1AGATG0111
Argentina+54ARARG005
Armenia+374AMARM003
Aruba+297AWABW002
Australia+61AUAUS00116
Austria+43ATAUT004
Azerbaijan+994AZAZE009
Bahamas+1BSBHS0111
Bahrain+973BHBHR009
Bangladesh+880BDBGD008
Barbados+1BBBRB0111
Belarus+375BYBLR8103
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10 — ANSWERS

Frequently asked.

The country code for Burkina Faso is +226. It is the international dialing prefix used to call any phone number in Burkina Faso — landline or mobile — assigned by the ITU. Burkina Faso sits in ITU zone 2 (Africa) alongside Côte d’Ivoire +225, Niger +227, Togo +228 + Benin +229.
The +226 country code was assigned to Burkina Faso by the ITU — placing it in ITU zone 2, the zone covering all of Africa. Its West African neighbours sit close by in the numbering plan: Mali +223, Côte d’Ivoire +225, Niger +227 + Togo +228.
Yes. Burkina Faso was known as Upper Volta (French: Haute-Volta) until 1984, when President Thomas Sankara renamed it Burkina Faso — "the land of upright (honest) people." It is the same country, with the same +226 code; only the name changed.
From the US, dial 011 (NANP exit code), then 226, then all 8 digits of the Burkinabè number. Example: 011 226 25 12 34 56 for Ouagadougou, or 011 226 70 12 34 56 for a mobile. On any mobile, replace 011 with +. Never drop a digit — Burkina Faso has no area-code 0.
From the UK, dial 00 (UK exit code), then 226, then all 8 digits. Example: 00 226 20 12 34 56 for Bobo-Dioulasso. Or use +226 25 12 34 56 from any UK mobile.
From France, dial 00 (France exit code), then 226, then all 8 digits. Example: 00 226 70 12 34 56 for a Burkinabè mobile. France hosts a large Burkinabè diaspora, so France-to-Burkina Faso is one of the busiest routes on +226.
From Côte d’Ivoire, dial 00 (exit code), then 226, then all 8 digits. Example: 00 226 25 12 34 56 for Ouagadougou. Côte d’Ivoire is home to the largest Burkinabè community abroad, making this a very heavy regional route.
A Burkinabè phone number in international format is written as +226 NN NN NN NN — always exactly 8 digits, grouped in pairs. Example: +226 25 12 34 56 for an Ouagadougou landline, +226 20 12 34 56 for Bobo-Dioulasso, +226 70 12 34 56 for a mobile.
No. Burkina Faso uses a closed 8-digit numbering plan. Every number — landline + mobile — is exactly 8 digits, dialed in full with no trunk prefix + no area code. There is no leading 0 to add or drop. The same 8 digits are dialed from Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso or abroad.
Under ARCEP’s closed 8-digit plan, the first digit signals the type of line. Landlines begin with 2 (e.g. 20, 24, 25), while mobiles begin with 5, 6 or 7 across Orange Burkina Faso, Moov Africa + Telecel Faso. The full number is always 8 digits regardless of the leading digit.
Burkina Faso has no area codes, so Ouagadougou has no dedicated dialing prefix. Many Ouagadougou landlines historically begin with 25 (e.g. +226 25 12 34 56) + Bobo-Dioulasso landlines with 20, but these are leading-digit patterns, not area codes — the full number is always 8 digits dialed in full.
+226 800 is the Burkinabè toll-free range — calls are free for the caller; the business pays. Used by banks (Coris Bank, Ecobank), the mobile-money services (Orange Money, Moov Money) + larger companies for customer-service lines. Always dialed as a full 8-digit number.
Burkina Faso runs on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0) all year, with no daylight saving. That is the same clock as the UK in winter, plus Ghana, Mali, Senegal + much of West Africa — making cross-region + Europe coordination simple.
Yes. CallMama issues a real Burkina Faso +226 number from anywhere with internet access — no Burkina Faso address required, no in-person KYC. You get a full 8-digit Burkinabè number, live in about 60 seconds.
Yes — they mean the same Burkina Faso country code, written different ways. +226 is the ITU-T E.123 international format. 00226 is the manual form: 00 + 226. Both are followed by the full 8-digit number.
In Burkina Faso, 17 is the police emergency number + 18 reaches the fire service (sapeurs-pompiers). From a mobile you can also dial 112, the international GSM emergency number. The exit code for calling out of Burkina Faso is 00.

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