International tourism, number of arrivals in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: International tourism, number of arrivals was 67,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of arrivals in Burkina Faso, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, number of arrivals in Burkina Faso stood at 67,000. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 53.1% on the previous year and down 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of arrivals in Burkina Faso peaked at 289,000 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 67,000, in 2020.
That places Burkina Faso 181st out of 201 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, number of arrivals in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 124,000 | — |
| 1996 | 131,000 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 138,000 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 160,000 | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 117,000 | -26.9% |
| 2000 | 126,000 | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 128,000 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 150,000 | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 163,000 | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 222,000 | +36.2% |
| 2005 | 245,000 | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 264,000 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 289,000 | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 272,000 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 269,000 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 274,000 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 238,000 | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 237,000 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 218,000 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 191,000 | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 163,000 | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 152,000 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 143,000 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 144,000 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 143,000 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 67,000 | -53.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 134,000 | 117,000 | 160,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 212,800 | 126,000 | 289,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 190,300 | 143,000 | 274,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,000 | 67,000 | 67,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 178 Vanuatu 82,400 compare
- 179 Timor-Leste 74,800 compare
- 180 Sierra Leone 71,000 compare
- 182 Mongolia 66,900 compare
- 183 Djibouti 63,000 compare
- 184 Liechtenstein 58,400 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 international tourism, number of arrivals in Burkina Faso?
- International tourism, number of arrivals in Burkina Faso was 67,000 in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 289,000 in 2007.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,000 in 2020.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for international tourism, number of arrivals?
- Burkina Faso ranks 181st out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of arrivals rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, number of arrivals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.