Burkina Faso

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BF · BFA · BACI 854 · latest data 2024

Exports

$9.5B USD, nominal · 2024

= $9,470 M55.4% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$6.5B USD, nominal · 2024

= $6,550 M47.9% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancesurplus

$2.9B USD, nominal · 2024

= $2,921 M

Total trade

$16.0B USD, nominal · 2024

= $16,020 M52.2% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #106 of 225 exporters · top half · #134 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024
World export share since 1995: +0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Burkina Faso's exports grew from $276M in 1995 to $9.5B in 2024; the 2024 balance was $2.9B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Burkina Faso per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$276 M	$559 M	−$283 M	$836 M
1996	$319 M	$661 M	−$342 M	$980 M
1997	$247 M	$781 M	−$534 M	$1,028 M
1998	$308 M	$991 M	−$684 M	$1,299 M
1999	$292 M	$944 M	−$652 M	$1,236 M
2000	$314 M	$853 M	−$539 M	$1,166 M
2001	$263 M	$877 M	−$614 M	$1,140 M
2002	$312 M	$736 M	−$424 M	$1,049 M
2003	$499 M	$1,054 M	−$555 M	$1,552 M
2004	$700 M	$1,199 M	−$500 M	$1,899 M
2005	$532 M	$1,325 M	−$793 M	$1,856 M
2006	$685 M	$1,619 M	−$934 M	$2,304 M
2007	$873 M	$1,914 M	−$1,041 M	$2,787 M
2008	$885 M	$2,371 M	−$1,486 M	$3,256 M
2009	$1,203 M	$2,388 M	−$1,185 M	$3,591 M
2010	$1,817 M	$2,414 M	−$597 M	$4,230 M
2011	$2,897 M	$3,131 M	−$234 M	$6,027 M
2012	$4,127 M	$3,642 M	$486 M	$7,769 M
2013	$3,986 M	$4,419 M	−$434 M	$8,405 M
2014	$3,490 M	$3,996 M	−$506 M	$7,486 M
2015	$3,666 M	$3,417 M	$249 M	$7,083 M
2016	$4,237 M	$3,673 M	$565 M	$7,910 M
2017	$5,168 M	$4,133 M	$1,036 M	$9,301 M
2018	$5,660 M	$4,639 M	$1,021 M	$10,299 M
2019	$6,096 M	$4,428 M	$1,667 M	$10,524 M
2020	$8,326 M	$4,426 M	$3,900 M	$12,752 M
2021	$9,340 M	$5,261 M	$4,079 M	$14,601 M
2022	$8,447 M	$6,037 M	$2,410 M	$14,484 M
2023	$8,350 M	$6,147 M	$2,203 M	$14,497 M
2024	$9,470 M	$6,550 M	$2,921 M	$16,020 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.0% in 2024; export rank #136 → #106.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Burkina Faso per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.01%	0.01%	#136	#141
1996	0.01%	0.01%	#140	#142
1997	0.00%	0.01%	#153	#139
1998	0.01%	0.02%	#146	#131
1999	0.01%	0.02%	#148	#135
2000	0.00%	0.01%	#155	#145
2001	0.00%	0.01%	#158	#146
2002	0.00%	0.01%	#157	#153
2003	0.01%	0.01%	#153	#150
2004	0.01%	0.01%	#147	#155
2005	0.01%	0.01%	#158	#155
2006	0.01%	0.01%	#156	#154
2007	0.01%	0.01%	#152	#157
2008	0.01%	0.01%	#156	#155
2009	0.01%	0.02%	#148	#152
2010	0.01%	0.02%	#138	#157
2011	0.02%	0.02%	#132	#157
2012	0.02%	0.02%	#123	#148
2013	0.02%	0.02%	#124	#144
2014	0.02%	0.02%	#126	#145
2015	0.02%	0.02%	#119	#149
2016	0.03%	0.02%	#118	#143
2017	0.03%	0.02%	#115	#145
2018	0.03%	0.02%	#116	#140
2019	0.03%	0.02%	#112	#142
2020	0.05%	0.03%	#94	#140
2021	0.04%	0.02%	#104	#140
2022	0.04%	0.03%	#110	#139
2023	0.04%	0.03%	#110	#138
2024	0.04%	0.03%	#106	#134

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Trading partners

Switzerland was Burkina Faso's top trading partner in 2024, at 39.6% of total trade; the top five partners covered 66.5%.

Year

Top partner share: 39.6%
Top-5 share: 66.5%
Partners: 174
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.182

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Switzerland $6.3B

United Arab Emirates $1.5B

Uganda $433M

India $174M

Côte d’Ivoire $169M

Mali $130M

Ghana $84M

Togo $81M

China $54M

Japan $40M

Senegal $21M

France $21M

United States $19M

Belgium $14M

Russia $2M

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Top partners of Burkina Faso in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	Switzerland	$6,330 M	$14 M	$6,344 M	$6,316 M
#2	United Arab Emirates	$1,477 M	$76 M	$1,553 M	$1,401 M
#3	China	$54 M	$1,075 M	$1,129 M	−$1,021 M
#4	Côte d’Ivoire	$169 M	$701 M	$870 M	−$532 M
#5	Russia	$2 M	$751 M	$753 M	−$749 M
#6	Ghana	$84 M	$573 M	$658 M	−$489 M
#7	India	$174 M	$334 M	$508 M	−$160 M
#8	Uganda	$433 M	$0 M	$433 M	$432 M
#9	France	$21 M	$333 M	$353 M	−$312 M
#10	Belgium	$14 M	$227 M	$241 M	−$212 M
#11	Togo	$81 M	$134 M	$215 M	−$53 M
#12	United States	$19 M	$184 M	$203 M	−$165 M
#13	Senegal	$21 M	$147 M	$167 M	−$126 M
#14	Mali	$130 M	$24 M	$154 M	$106 M
#15	Japan	$40 M	$102 M	$143 M	−$62 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Burkina Faso's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Burkina Faso's export partners concentrated over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.226 → 0.474, a concentrated export base across 128 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Burkina Faso per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.226	0.114	65	109
1996	0.240	0.114	68	97
1997	0.066	0.105	88	110
1998	0.056	0.112	85	119
1999	0.075	0.098	84	128
2000	0.077	0.105	97	130
2001	0.074	0.086	98	115
2002	0.110	0.098	96	118
2003	0.138	0.097	89	107
2004	0.129	0.101	100	121
2005	0.136	0.084	107	137
2006	0.120	0.103	116	137
2007	0.076	0.080	103	132
2008	0.081	0.071	112	134
2009	0.123	0.064	123	144
2010	0.222	0.059	119	140
2011	0.329	0.047	122	148
2012	0.451	0.043	124	143
2013	0.470	0.050	124	148
2014	0.306	0.057	129	138
2015	0.342	0.050	124	149
2016	0.455	0.055	123	151
2017	0.382	0.058	122	160
2018	0.372	0.053	132	160
2019	0.377	0.056	131	163
2020	0.630	0.053	127	161
2021	0.584	0.052	140	161
2022	0.541	0.060	133	167
2023	0.529	0.067	125	161
2024	0.474	0.070	128	163

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