Import value index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Import value index was 209.8 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import value index in Burkina Faso, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 209.8 2015 = 100 for import value index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 80.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import value index in Burkina Faso peaked at 209.8 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.8 2015 = 100, in 2005.
Burkina Faso ranks 27th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Import value index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 40.8 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 49 2015 = 100 | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 54.6 2015 = 100 | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 65.6 2015 = 100 | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 60.7 2015 = 100 | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 65.8 2015 = 100 | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 78.2 2015 = 100 | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 115.9 2015 = 100 | +48.2% |
| 2013 | 141.8 2015 = 100 | +22.3% |
| 2014 | 116.3 2015 = 100 | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 108.5 2015 = 100 | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 125.5 2015 = 100 | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 139.1 2015 = 100 | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 139.1 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 133.5 2015 = 100 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 148.9 2015 = 100 | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 178.9 2015 = 100 | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 192.2 2015 = 100 | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 209.8 2015 = 100 | +9.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 209.8 2015 = 100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 133.5 2015 = 100, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 209.8 2015 = 100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 136.5 2015 = 100, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.14 2015 = 100 | 40.8 2015 = 100 | 65.6 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 113.02 2015 = 100 | 65.8 2015 = 100 | 141.8 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 172.66 2015 = 100 | 133.5 2015 = 100 | 209.8 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 24 Cambodia 215.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 25 Senegal 211.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 210.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 28 United Arab Emirates 209.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 29 Tajikistan 204.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 30 Benin 204.3 2015 = 100 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 import value index in Burkina Faso?
- Import value index in Burkina Faso was 209.8 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import value index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 209.8 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest import value index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for import value index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 27th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import value index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies.