Manufactures exports in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Manufactures exports was 2.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Burkina Faso, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2024, manufactures exports in Burkina Faso stood at 2.7%. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.0% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Burkina Faso peaked at 19.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 176th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 7.0% | — |
| 1963 | 10.0% | +43.1% |
| 1964 | 8.1% | -19.1% |
| 1965 | 4.5% | -44.4% |
| 1966 | 4.0% | -10.3% |
| 1967 | 4.0% | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 4.0% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 3.6% | -12.1% |
| 1970 | 4.4% | +23.9% |
| 1971 | 6.0% | +36.4% |
| 1972 | 8.5% | +42.2% |
| 1973 | 5.3% | -38.2% |
| 1974 | 8.2% | +54.5% |
| 1975 | 6.5% | -20.2% |
| 1976 | 5.9% | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 5.6% | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 7.5% | +34.2% |
| 1979 | 12.4% | +65.2% |
| 1980 | 10.8% | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 14.5% | +35.0% |
| 1982 | 13.8% | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 10.5% | -24.1% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | -47.3% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | -26.2% |
| 1997 | 17.6% | +331.0% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | -22.3% |
| 1999 | 14.7% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | +23.4% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | -55.4% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -34.2% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +42.1% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +64.4% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -54.1% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -37.1% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +77.8% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -27.7% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -30.4% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -33.5% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +29.3% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +23.2% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -46.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 2.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.9%, 34% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 2.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 28% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +331.0% | 4.1% | 17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 3.6% | 10.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 4.4% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 10.5% | 14.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 4.1% | 17.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 5.4% | 19.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 5 |
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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 96.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 314.52 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Burkina Faso?
- Manufactures exports in Burkina Faso was 2.7% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for manufactures exports?
- Burkina Faso ranks 176th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.