We’ve compared 3 companies, and found TapTap Send to be the cheapest, while TapTap Send is the fastest.
Sending £6,000 gets you CFA4,680,000 with TapTap Send at 780.0000 XOF per GBP, about 1.19% more than the next best option.
| 3 of 3 providers Last updated on 28 October 2026 | |||
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 TapTap Send Pay via Debit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 780.0000 XOF +0.47% vs mid-market | Recipient gets F CFA 4,680,000.00 Minutes | |
Ways to receive money in Burkina Faso with TapTap Send when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Mobile moneyMinutesAvailable via:Mobicash, Moov, Orange Free1 GBP = 780.0000 XOF F CFA 4,680,000.00You pay£6,000.00 Mobile walletMinutesAvailable via:Wave Free1 GBP = 780.0000 XOF F CFA 4,680,000.00You pay£6,000.00 | |||
 Western Union Pay via Debit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 770.6834 XOF +1.67% vs mid-market | Recipient gets F CFA 4,624,101.00 Minutes - 2 days | |
Ways to receive money in Burkina Faso with Western Union when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 2 days Free1 GBP = 770.6834 XOF F CFA 4,624,101.00You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Western Union Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 770.6834 XOF +1.67% vs mid-market | Recipient gets F CFA 4,624,101.00 Minutes - 2 days | |
Ways to receive money in Burkina Faso with Western Union when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 2 days Free1 GBP = 770.6834 XOF F CFA 4,624,101.00You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| $0 fee on first online transfers  MoneyGram Pay via Debit card | Fee £4.99 1 GBP = 768.1403 XOF +2.00% vs mid-market | Recipient gets F CFA 4,608,841.80 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Burkina Faso with MoneyGram when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:All Banks £4.991 GBP = 768.1403 XOF F CFA 4,608,841.80You pay£6,004.99 Mobile walletMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:Select Wallets Free1 GBP = 767.6882 XOF F CFA 4,606,129.20You pay£6,000.00 Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £2.991 GBP = 764.7636 XOF F CFA 4,588,581.60You pay£6,002.99 | |||
| $0 fee on first online transfers MoneyGram Pay via Credit card | Fee £4.99 1 GBP = 768.1403 XOF +2.00% vs mid-market | Recipient gets F CFA 4,608,841.80 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Burkina Faso with MoneyGram when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:All Banks £4.991 GBP = 768.1403 XOF F CFA 4,608,841.80You pay£6,004.99 Mobile walletMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:Select Wallets Free1 GBP = 767.6882 XOF F CFA 4,606,129.20You pay£6,000.00 Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £2.991 GBP = 764.7636 XOF F CFA 4,588,581.60You pay£6,002.99 | |||
| $0 fee on first online transfers MoneyGram Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £4.99 1 GBP = 768.1403 XOF +2.00% vs mid-market | Recipient gets F CFA 4,608,841.80 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Burkina Faso with MoneyGram when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:All Banks £4.991 GBP = 768.1403 XOF F CFA 4,608,841.80You pay£6,004.99 Mobile walletMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:Select Wallets Free1 GBP = 767.6882 XOF F CFA 4,606,129.20You pay£6,000.00 Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £2.991 GBP = 764.7636 XOF F CFA 4,588,581.60You pay£6,002.99 | |||
| How Our Results Work Mid-market rate: 1 GBP = 783.6780 XOF Updates every 60 minutes. | |||
Transfer details
For a one-off GBP transfer to Burkina Faso, I suggest picking the cheapest option which is TapTap Send.
TapTap Send was the cheapest on 3 of the 25 days it quoted £6,000 transfers to Burkina Faso.
On a 6,000 GBP transfer, TapTap Send delivers the most XOF.
The best option will change depending on how much you actually send, so I suggest to get the best GBP/XOF rate.
You have 3 ways to pay, including debit card, bank transfer, and credit card.
Paying from your bank is usually both cheapest and quickest, since most companies connect straight into your banking app via Open Banking.
Anywhere a debit card works, Apple Pay and Google Pay usually do too.
First time round you'll need to confirm your name, date of birth, address and a photo ID.
On a £6,000 transfer it's normally instant but can take a couple of hours.
How much GBP you send to Burkina Faso heavily affects the best ways and the cheapest options. Use the table below to check how the cheapest options change and how much more you'd get by comparing.
Our analysis shows TapTap Send was the cheapest in 5% of the transfers from £6,000 it quoted, and in 18% of all the transfers it quoted.
| Cheapest service | |||||
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| £500 | £0.00 | F CFA 390,000.00with debit card to mobile money | +F CFA 9,549.46 | ||
| £1,000 | 0.46% | £0.00 | F CFA 780,000.00with debit card to mobile money | +F CFA 15,367.19 | |
| £2,000 | 0.47% | £0.00 | F CFA 1,560,000.00with debit card to mobile money | +F CFA 35,874.37 | |
| £6,000This page | 0.47% | £0.00 | F CFA 4,680,000.00with debit card to mobile money | +F CFA 54,212.10 | |
| £10,000 | 0.27% | £0.00 | F CFA 7,816,442.29with bank transfer to bank deposit | +F CFA 69,640.25 | |
| £50,000 | 0.25% | £0.00 | F CFA 39,089,081.83with bank transfer to bank deposit | +F CFA 346,416.60 | |
| £250,000 | 0.20% | £0.00 | F CFA 195,586,115.61with bank transfer to bank deposit | +F CFA 293,057.81 |
Mid-market rate: 1 GBP = 783.6780 XOF
The cheapest way to send GBP to XOF can change every day, or stay with the same company all month.
We've compared the mid-market rate with the cheapest option each day (today it's TapTap Send), across 30 days of comparisons for 6,000 GBP transfers to Burkina Faso.
Wed, 28 Oct 2026Mid-market rateF CFA 4,702,067.75 TapTap Send F CFA 4,680,000.00TapTap SendF CFA 4,680,000.00Western UnionF CFA 4,624,101.00MoneyGramF CFA 4,608,841.80
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 764.8991 | – | F CFA 4,589,394.40 | |
 | 762.8338 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,577,003.03 | −F CFA 12,391.37 |
| | 757.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,542,000.00 | −F CFA 47,394.40 |
| | 749.3560 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,496,136.00 | −F CFA 93,258.40 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 766.7877 | – | F CFA 4,600,726.18 | |
| | 764.7174 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,588,304.22 | −F CFA 12,421.96 |
| | 757.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,542,000.00 | −F CFA 58,726.18 |
| | 750.1288 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,500,772.80 | −F CFA 99,953.38 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 767.7180 | – | F CFA 4,606,308.19 | |
| | 765.6452 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,593,871.15 | −F CFA 12,437.04 |
| | 757.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,542,000.00 | −F CFA 64,308.19 |
| | 751.4587 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,508,752.20 | −F CFA 97,555.99 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 769.5995 | – | F CFA 4,617,597.25 | |
| | 767.5216 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,605,129.73 | −F CFA 12,467.52 |
| | 762.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,572,000.00 | −F CFA 45,597.25 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 771.5219 | – | F CFA 4,629,131.55 | |
| | 769.4388 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,616,632.89 | −F CFA 12,498.66 |
| | 754.8545 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,529,127.00 | −F CFA 100,004.55 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 769.6285 | – | F CFA 4,617,771.04 | |
| | 767.5505 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,605,303.06 | −F CFA 12,467.98 |
| | 762.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,572,000.00 | −F CFA 45,771.04 |
| | 754.8545 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,529,127.00 | −F CFA 88,644.04 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 774.1930 | – | F CFA 4,645,157.80 | |
| | 772.1026 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,632,615.87 | −F CFA 12,541.93 |
| | 762.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,572,000.00 | −F CFA 73,157.80 |
| | 754.8545 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,529,127.00 | −F CFA 116,030.80 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 772.8682 | – | F CFA 4,637,209.28 | |
| | 770.7815 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,624,688.81 | −F CFA 12,520.47 |
| | 762.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,572,000.00 | −F CFA 65,209.28 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 775.2045 | – | F CFA 4,651,227.00 | |
| | 773.1114 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,638,668.69 | −F CFA 12,558.31 |
| | 762.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,572,000.00 | −F CFA 79,227.00 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 773.4881 | – | F CFA 4,640,928.60 | |
| | 771.3997 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,628,398.09 | −F CFA 12,530.51 |
| | 759.7019 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,558,211.40 | −F CFA 82,717.20 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 773.5110 | – | F CFA 4,641,065.90 | |
| | 771.4225 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,628,535.02 | −F CFA 12,530.88 |
| | 762.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,572,000.00 | −F CFA 69,065.90 |
| | 758.1601 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,548,960.60 | −F CFA 92,105.30 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | – | – | – | |
 | 767.6461 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,605,876.60 | – |
| | 762.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,572,000.00 | – |
| | 758.5247 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,551,148.20 | – |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 775.2161 | – | F CFA 4,651,296.47 | |
| | 773.1230 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,638,737.97 | −F CFA 12,558.50 |
| | 762.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,572,000.00 | −F CFA 79,296.47 |
| | 758.5247 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,551,148.20 | −F CFA 100,148.27 |
| | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 775.3435 | – | F CFA 4,652,060.85 | |
| | 773.2500 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,639,500.29 | −F CFA 12,560.56 |
| | 762.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,572,000.00 | −F CFA 80,060.85 |
| | – | – | – | – |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 776.5505 | – | F CFA 4,659,303.08 | |
| | 774.4538 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,646,722.96 | −F CFA 12,580.12 |
| | 762.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,572,000.00 | −F CFA 87,303.08 |
| | 760.8046 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,564,827.60 | −F CFA 94,475.48 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 775.6984 | – | F CFA 4,654,190.65 | |
| | 773.6041 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,641,624.34 | −F CFA 12,566.31 |
| | 762.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,572,000.00 | −F CFA 82,190.65 |
| | 761.7331 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,570,398.60 | −F CFA 83,792.05 |
| | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 775.4933 | – | F CFA 4,652,959.97 | |
| | 773.3995 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,640,396.98 | −F CFA 12,562.99 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 777.2368 | – | F CFA 4,663,420.63 | |
| | 775.1382 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,650,829.39 | −F CFA 12,591.24 |
| | 762.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,572,000.00 | −F CFA 91,420.63 |
| | 760.1395 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,560,837.00 | −F CFA 102,583.63 |
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No data was collected on Sat, 17 Oct 2026.
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 776.1683 | – | F CFA 4,657,009.91 | |
| | 765.7463 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,594,478.00 | −F CFA 62,531.91 |
| | 762.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,572,000.00 | −F CFA 85,009.91 |
| | 761.4419 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,568,651.40 | −F CFA 88,358.51 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 779.4305 | – | F CFA 4,676,582.77 | |
| | 777.3260 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,663,955.99 | −F CFA 12,626.78 |
| | 762.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,572,000.00 | −F CFA 104,582.77 |
| | 761.4419 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,568,651.40 | −F CFA 107,931.37 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 779.5910 | – | F CFA 4,677,546.20 | |
| | 777.4861 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,664,916.82 | −F CFA 12,629.38 |
| | 764.2591 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,585,554.60 | −F CFA 91,991.60 |
| | 762.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,572,000.00 | −F CFA 105,546.20 |
| | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 782.7595 | – | F CFA 4,696,556.92 | |
| | 780.6460 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,683,876.22 | −F CFA 12,680.70 |
| | 770.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,620,000.00 | −F CFA 76,556.92 |
| | 764.9857 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,589,914.20 | −F CFA 106,642.72 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 782.6745 | – | F CFA 4,696,047.00 | |
| | 780.5613 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,683,367.67 | −F CFA 12,679.33 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 784.2798 | – | F CFA 4,705,678.99 | |
| | 782.1623 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,692,973.66 | −F CFA 12,705.33 |
| | 780.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,680,000.00 | −F CFA 25,678.99 |
| | 767.3376 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,604,025.60 | −F CFA 101,653.39 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 783.1484 | – | F CFA 4,698,890.39 | |
| | 781.0339 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,686,203.38 | −F CFA 12,687.01 |
| | 780.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,680,000.00 | −F CFA 18,890.39 |
| | 767.9841 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,607,904.60 | −F CFA 90,985.79 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 783.1484 | – | F CFA 4,698,890.39 | |
| | 780.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,680,000.00 | −F CFA 18,890.39 |
| | 772.4722 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,634,834.00 | −F CFA 64,056.39 |
| | 767.9841 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,607,904.60 | −F CFA 90,985.79 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 781.6439 | – | F CFA 4,689,863.33 | |
| | 780.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,680,000.00 | −F CFA 9,863.33 |
| | 772.0685 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,632,411.00 | −F CFA 57,452.33 |
| | 767.9841 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,607,904.60 | −F CFA 81,958.73 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 783.5419 | – | F CFA 4,701,251.55 | |
| | 781.4264 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,688,558.17 | −F CFA 12,693.38 |
| | 780.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,680,000.00 | −F CFA 21,251.55 |
| | 768.7737 | £2.99 | F CFA 4,612,642.20 | −F CFA 88,609.35 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 783.6780 | – | F CFA 4,702,067.75 | |
| | 780.0000 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,680,000.00 | −F CFA 22,067.75 |
| | 770.6834 | £0.00 | F CFA 4,624,101.00 | −F CFA 77,966.75 |
| | 768.1403 | £4.99 | F CFA 4,608,841.80 | −F CFA 93,225.95 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference |
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| Mid-market rate | 783.6780 | – | F CFA 4,702,067.75 | |
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Each line shows what the recipient gets when you send £6,000, after fees, as quoted by each company. The mid-market line shows what £6,000 converts to at the real exchange rate, with no fees or markup. Rates are checked once a day. Sponsored placements never affect this data. There are no bank quotes for this period.
The dashed line is what you'd get at the mid-market rate with no fees, and the blue line is the cheapest option that day.
When the blue line goes above the dashed one, you're getting more XOF per GBP than the mid-market rate can offer.
This could be due to money transfer offers, FX rate adjustments, or market competitiveness.
No company, app or bank beat the mid-market rate over the past month, meaning you lose a bit of XOF on every transfer from UK.
Right now, TapTap Send pays 4,680,000 XOF on 6,000 GBP, which is 22,067.75 XOF less than the mid-market amount.
Today's payout isn't the best this month though, since the highest receive amount was 4,692,973.66 XOF.
If you can wait and want to get the most out of your transfer, create a rate alert and we'll let you know when the rate improves.
Just because a company is the cheapest today doesn't mean it's always the best option for sending money to Burkina Faso.
We've tracked 195 comparisons to check how often today's top companies were the cheapest across 7 amounts over the past month.
Cheapest in 53% of them
Cheapest in 4% of them
Never the cheapest
Based on 49 comparisons across 7 amounts over the last 7 days.
Cheapest in 18% of them
Cheapest in 25% of them
Cheapest in 1% of them
Based on 195 comparisons across 7 amounts over the last 30 days.
Cheapest in 20% of them
Cheapest in 20% of them
Cheapest in 0% of them
Based on 255 comparisons across 7 amounts over the last 90 days.
Different companies can come out cheapest depending on the day and the amount you send.
To keep things fair, we only count the comparisons each company appeared in, and only analyse companies that appeared in at least 50% of all comparisons (so occasional cheapest options don't skew it).
Today TapTap Send is the cheapest and gets you the most XOF, but it was the cheapest in only 18% of the 185 comparisons it appeared in over the past month.
If it's a one-off transfer, go with TapTap Send, since it's the cheapest right now.
There are many ways to send money to Burkina Faso from the UK, including app, online, and in person, and more.
For small & frequent transfers
If you send small amounts back home to Burkina Faso, say weekly or monthly, an app like TapTap Send is the easiest and cheapest way to do it.
It charges £0 in fees, has 0.47% markup, lets you save recipient details, and XOF will arrive in minutes.
Over the past month, TapTap Send was the cheapest app on 40% of the days it appeared for £6,000 transfers.
For one off transfers
Sending money online is good for occasional medium sized XOF transfers, around £1,000 - £5,000.
Online companies like Western Union often have higher limits and/or first time promos.
Of the 3 companies we compared, Western Union is the cheapest online service and will get you CFA4,624,101 on a £6,000 transfer.
In our comparisons over the past month, it was the cheapest online service on 4 of the 4 days it quoted.
For large transfers
Currency brokers like TorFX or Key Currency, are the best for sending large amounts (£10k+) to Burkina Faso.
They charge no fees but add a percentage on top of the GBP/XOF interbank rate (which gets better the more you send).
We suggest to compare your options.
For fast money transfers
Sending cash is the fastest way to send money from the UK to Burkina Faso, but is usually a bit more expensive.
You will need to deposit £6,000 online via Western Union, and your recipient in Burkina Faso will be able to collect CFA4,624,101 in minutes.
Our data shows Western Union came out cheapest among in-person options on 100% of days in the past month.
For business transfers
Global accounts are for UK businesses making payments overseas.
For suppliers, freelancers, salaries, or invoices in Burkina Faso, companies like Airwallex, WorldFirst, or Payoneer handle batch and recurring payments a consumer app simply can’t.
Pay-in and pay-out methods will affect how much GBP you deposit and how much XOF your recipient gets. Use the table below to see how different options change how much you pay and what they get.
The overall best and cheapest way to send £6,000 to Burkina Faso is via TapTap Send, using a debit card to deposit GBP and mobile money to receive XOF.
You have 3 pay-in options for transfers to Burkina Faso, including debit card, bank transfer, and credit card.
The cheapest pay-in option is debit card.
The fastest option in the UK is almost always bank transfer, since most companies use Open Banking and Faster Payments System (FPS).
The most expensive deposit option is bank transfer.
Be careful with credit card deposits, since your bank often treats it as a cash advance and will charge interest.
Money can reach Burkina Faso by mobile wallet, bank deposit, mobile money, and cash pickup, and each delivery method comes with its own fees.
The cheapest way to receive money in Burkina Faso is with mobile wallet on average.
Receiving cash
Western Union is the cheapest option for cash pickup (getting you CFA4,624,101 on a £6,000 transfer).
Mobile wallets
You can receive XOF into a mobile wallet, which is useful since they don't need a bank account.
Mobile money
You can send money directly to a mobile number in Burkina Faso.
and use our filters to find the company offering mobile money at the best GBP/XOF rate.
You pay £6,000.00
CFA4,680,000
Cheapest
You pay £6,000.00
CFA4,680,000
CFA0
You pay £6,000.00
CFA4,624,101
-CFA55,899
You pay £6,000.00
CFA4,624,101
-CFA55,899
You pay £6,004.99
CFA4,608,842
-CFA71,158
You pay £6,000.00
CFA4,606,129
-CFA73,871
You pay £6,000.00
CFA4,606,129
-CFA73,871
You pay £6,002.99
CFA4,588,582
-CFA91,418
You pay £6,002.99
CFA4,588,582
-CFA91,418
You pay £6,002.99
CFA4,588,582
-CFA91,418
There are a few nuances you should consider before sending GBP to Burkina Faso such as limits, taxes, and safety.
Right now, these are the best money transfer options for a £6,000 transfer to Burkina Faso:
Cheapest way to send money to Burkina Faso
The cheapest way is to use TapTap Send, pay in with a debit card and withdraw via mobile money. You will get CFA4,680,000, which is 1.19% more than the next best option.
Fastest way to send money to Burkina Faso
The fastest way is to use TapTap Send via debit card deposit and mobile money for pay out. You get CFA4,680,000 and it will arrive in minutes.
There is no legal limit and no tax on sending your own money abroad.
Main hard limits come from your bank or money transfer company, often around £10,000 to £25,000 online (which you can usually increase in the app).
Also, the "£10,000 declaration" only applies to physically carrying cash through the border, not online transfers.
And on bigger GBP/XOF transfers (roughly £10,000 up) expect a source-of-funds check, such as a payslip or a statement.
These are anti-money-laundering checks, and they can hold your transfer up, so have the documents ready.
Your cost is the fee plus the exchange-rate margin.
For example, sending £6,000 with TapTap Send will get you 4,680,000 XOF, that’s including £0 fee and 0.47% in exchange rate markup.
A bank like on the other hand, will get you CFA0, that’s £ in fees but % in FX fees.
There is no UK tax for the act of sending money to Burkina Faso.
And, regular gifts out of your normal income are free of inheritance tax straight away, no cap and no seven-year wait.
Only ever use a provider authorised by the FCA, which you can check on the FCA register in under a minute.
The rules in place for any scams cover domestic pound transfers only, on a transfer abroad you're less protected.
Always confirm who you're really sending to before you send, because there's little recourse after.
For more information, check our guide to money transfer regulations in the UK.
We track 3 regulated companies offering money transfers from the UK to Burkina Faso in real time.
We analyse the fees, exchange rates, deposit/withdrawal methods, and each goes through our internal review.
Most GBP/XOF pricing data comes directly from the providers. We collect the rest manually, run it through our comparison engine and label it in the table.
In the past 30 days alone, we analysed 195 comparisons across 7 amounts.
This page covers the cheapest and fastest options for GBP/XOF transfers. This is how we pick them:
Cheapest: the company that gets your recipient the most, after fees and the exchange rate. On a tie, live pricing from the company takes priority over the rates we collect by hand.
Fastest: the company with the shortest estimated delivery time once you’ve paid. On a tie, the one that pays out more takes priority.
More on how we work:
Any tax information is for general guidance only and does not constitute tax advice. Speak to a qualified tax adviser about your circumstances.
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