International tourism, receipts in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: International tourism, receipts was 3.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Burkina Faso, 2005–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in Burkina Faso is 3.9%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Burkina Faso peaked at 9.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2019.
Burkina Faso ranks 105th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.4% | — |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -40.7% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -25.9% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +62.6% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -2.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 3.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.5%, 46% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 3.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.6%, 59% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +62.6% | 3.9% | 6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 8.2% | 9.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.9% | 6.3% | 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, receipts in Burkina Faso?
- International tourism, receipts in Burkina Faso was 3.9% in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Burkina Faso ranks 105th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports 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 residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.