International tourism, expenditures in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: International tourism, expenditures was 3.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Burkina Faso, 2005–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, expenditures in Burkina Faso stood at 3.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Burkina Faso peaked at 5.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2011.
That places Burkina Faso 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.3% | — |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +22.3% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -0.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 3.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.3%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 3.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.6%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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 international tourism, expenditures in Burkina Faso?
- International tourism, expenditures in Burkina Faso was 3.7% in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2011.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Burkina Faso ranks 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.