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Burkina Faso: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of Burkina Faso at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 6.3 billionGrowth +5.8% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:BF:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 9.5 billionGrowth +14.9% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:BF:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported1,134Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory15Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 1.8 billion+16.2%BACI:BF:2710:1:2024
23004 MedicamentsUSD 188.9 million+23.4%BACI:BF:3004:1:2024
32716 Electrical energyUSD 175.8 million−15.2%BACI:BF:2716:1:2024
42523 Portland cement, aluminous cementUSD 143.6 million−30.7%BACI:BF:2523:1:2024
51006 RiceUSD 135.5 million+13.6%BACI:BF:1006:1:2024
60303 Fish: frozenUSD 128.0 million+33.8%BACI:BF:0303:1:2024
72711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 117.0 million+20.2%BACI:BF:2711:1:2024
88429 Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozersUSD 100.0 million+148.2%BACI:BF:8429:1:2024
98711 Motorcycles: fitted with an auxiliary motorUSD 84.2 million+40.0%BACI:BF:8711:1:2024
108703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 83.3 million+14.2%BACI:BF:8703:1:2024
111701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucroseUSD 82.2 million+10.5%BACI:BF:1701:1:2024
121511 Palm oil and its fractionsUSD 80.7 million+17.2%BACI:BF:1511:1:2024
138704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 68.0 million+15.9%BACI:BF:8704:1:2024
141001 Wheat and meslinUSD 67.4 million−19.8%BACI:BF:1001:1:2024
153105 Fertilizers: mineral or chemicalUSD 62.7 million−43.7%BACI:BF:3105:1:2024
168513 Lamps: portableUSD 59.4 million+92.0%BACI:BF:8513:1:2024
172403 Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutesUSD 58.5 million+5.0%BACI:BF:2403:1:2024
187213 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 56.6 million+53.3%BACI:BF:7213:1:2024
192837 Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanidesUSD 56.5 million−26.2%BACI:BF:2837:1:2024
201902 Pasta: whether or not cooked or stuffed with meatUSD 56.3 million+24.5%BACI:BF:1902:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
17108 GoldUSD 8.3 billion+16.5%BACI:BF:7108:2:2024
25201 Cotton: not carded or combedUSD 351.9 million+33.6%BACI:BF:5201:2:2024
30801 Nuts, edible, coconutsUSD 170.8 million−10.9%BACI:BF:0801:2:2024
41207 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruitsUSD 142.8 million−21.9%BACI:BF:1207:2:2024
52523 Portland cement, aluminous cementUSD 70.6 million−32.1%BACI:BF:2523:2:2024
60804 Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavasUSD 55.3 million+43.1%BACI:BF:0804:2:2024
72710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 52.9 million+131.3%BACI:BF:2710:2:2024
81515 Fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oilsUSD 35.5 million+33.3%BACI:BF:1515:2:2024
91201 Soya beans, whether or not brokenUSD 29.9 million−6.3%BACI:BF:1201:2:2024
100702 Tomatoes: fresh or chilledUSD 22.8 million+2,220.0%BACI:BF:0702:2:2024
112402 Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettesUSD 16.5 million+54.6%BACI:BF:2402:2:2024
122306 Oil-cake and other solid residuesUSD 14.2 million+17.4%BACI:BF:2306:2:2024
138429 Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozersUSD 13.4 million−47.3%BACI:BF:8429:2:2024
148704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 13.1 million−43.5%BACI:BF:8704:2:2024
150104 Sheep and goats, liveUSD 12.9 million+280.2%BACI:BF:0104:2:2024
162202 Waters, including mineral and aerated watersUSD 12.9 million+115.3%BACI:BF:2202:2:2024
177801 Lead: unwroughtUSD 11.8 million+102.4%BACI:BF:7801:2:2024
181005 MaizeUSD 7.4 million+322.9%BACI:BF:1005:2:2024
190703 Onions, shallots, garlicUSD 7.2 million+137.2%BACI:BF:0703:2:2024
208430 Moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tampingUSD 6.9 million−16.8%BACI:BF:8430:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-25. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of Burkina Faso with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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