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Burkina Faso Trade

Latest trade data available from various sources.
Burkina Faso monthly trade data
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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Burkina Faso

Overall Exports and Imports for Burkina Faso 2021

  • The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 5,060 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 4,710 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 793 products are exported to 108 countries and 3,016 products are imported from 158 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2021

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Burkina Faso along with trade value are:

  • Burkina Faso exported Gold in oth semi-manufactured forms,non-monetar , worth 3,912,753.81 (US$ Thousands).
  • Burkina Faso exported Cotton, not carded or combed , worth 454,433.34 (US$ Thousands).
  • Burkina Faso exported Zinc ores and concentrates , worth 158,113.63 (US$ Thousands).
  • Burkina Faso exported Cashew nuts, fresh or dried , worth 116,085.87 (US$ Thousands).
  • Burkina Faso exported Sesamum seeds , worth 63,021.70 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Burkina Faso along with trade value are

  • Burkina Faso imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 1,074,596.67 (US$ Thousands).
  • Burkina Faso imported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth 190,903.83 (US$ Thousands).
  • Burkina Faso imported Cement clinkers , worth 190,238.10 (US$ Thousands).
  • Burkina Faso imported Electrical energy , worth 146,685.88 (US$ Thousands).
  • Burkina Faso imported Butanes, liquefied , worth 115,893.09 (US$ Thousands).

Burkina Faso top 5 Export and Import partners 2021

The top five countries to which Burkina Faso exported 2021 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  1. Burkina Faso exports to Switzerland worth US$ 3,679 million, with a partner share of 72.70 percent.
  2. Burkina Faso exports to India worth US$ 485 million, with a partner share of 9.59 percent.
  3. Burkina Faso exports to Singapore worth US$ 195 million, with a partner share of 3.85 percent.
  4. Burkina Faso exports to Cote d'Ivoire worth US$ 182 million, with a partner share of 3.60 percent.
  5. Burkina Faso exports to Mali worth US$ 79 million, with a partner share of 1.55 percent.

The top five countries to which Burkina Faso imported goods 2021 along with the share in percentage are

  1. Burkina Faso imports from China worth US$ 655 million, with a partner share of 13.90 percent.
  2. Burkina Faso imports from Cote d'Ivoire worth US$ 398 million, with a partner share of 8.45 percent.
  3. Burkina Faso imports from France worth US$ 368 million, with a partner share of 7.81 percent.
  4. Burkina Faso imports from United States worth US$ 326 million, with a partner share of 6.91 percent.
  5. Burkina Faso imports from Ghana worth US$ 276 million, with a partner share of 5.87 percent.

Burkina Faso Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2021

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2021 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.


Tariff and Trade Barriers

Tariffs 2021

Tariffs imposed by Burkina Faso in 2021 are below.

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product is 35.
  • The simple average tariff across all products is 11.33.
  • The trade weighted average tariff is 7.30.
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars are 1,099,847.94 and duty free tariff line items share is 13.63.

Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI) 2009

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  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - Applied Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.12.
  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - MFN Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.14.

Non-Tariff Measures (NTM)

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  • No Of NTM Measures is 33.
  • No Of NTM Affected Products (HS 6 Digit) is 5,052.

Temporary Trade Barriers Database (TTDB) .

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  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Simple Average for the year is not available.
  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Weighted Average for the year is not available.

Burkina Faso World Development Indicators (WDI) 2021

Key Development Indicators of Burkina Faso in 2021 are below

WDI

Burkina Faso Doing Business 2019

  • The ease of doing business rank for Burkina Faso is 151.
  • The trade across border rank is 122.
Doing Business

Burkina Faso Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA), 2018

  • The CPIA Trade Ratings for 2018 is 4.
CPIA

Burkina FasoLogistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016

  • The LPI score for Burkina Faso in 2016 is 2.73.
  • The LPI rank is 81.
LPI

Burkina Faso Services Service Policy Restrictive Database (SPRD)

  • Services Trade Restrictions Index (Over All) for Burkina Faso is not available.
SPRD