Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre was 5,134 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 5,134 current US$ per square kilometre for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 5,471 current US$ per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,266 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2005.
Burkina Faso ranks 170th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,266 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 1,267 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,590 current US$ per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2008 | 2,166 current US$ per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 2009 | 2,005 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 2,989 current US$ per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 2011 | 4,137 current US$ per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 2012 | 4,277 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 5,145 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 4,744 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 4,225 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 4,493 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 4,961 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 5,471 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 5,320 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 4,538 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 5,099 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 5,136 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 5,134 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,659 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,266 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,166 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 4,576 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,989 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,471 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,977 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,538 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,136 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 167 Tajikistan 5,344 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 168 Cameroon 5,313 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 169 Libya 5,285 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 171 Congo 4,921 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 172 Sierra Leone 4,839 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 173 Russian Federation 4,619 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More private sector data for Burkina Faso
- Merchandise trade 67.5% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 460.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 96.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 5,134 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 5,471 current US$ per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,266 current US$ per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 170th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.