Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 82.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Burkina Faso is 82.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Burkina Faso peaked at 84.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2003.
Burkina Faso ranks 52nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.4% | — |
| 1962 | 25.0% | +28.6% |
| 1963 | 31.5% | +26.1% |
| 1965 | 19.9% | -37.0% |
| 1966 | 26.4% | +33.1% |
| 1967 | 20.5% | -22.5% |
| 1968 | 26.6% | +29.8% |
| 1969 | 35.9% | +35.1% |
| 1970 | 47.1% | +31.3% |
| 1971 | 45.4% | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 39.5% | -12.9% |
| 1973 | 45.3% | +14.6% |
| 1974 | 52.3% | +15.6% |
| 1975 | 43.2% | -17.5% |
| 1976 | 76.2% | +76.3% |
| 1977 | 58.3% | -23.5% |
| 1978 | 46.0% | -21.1% |
| 1979 | 42.4% | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 54.1% | +27.8% |
| 1981 | 54.8% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 67.6% | +23.5% |
| 1983 | 62.4% | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 75.1% | +20.5% |
| 1985 | 71.8% | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 78.2% | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 72.1% | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 80.2% | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 74.4% | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 70.6% | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 60.9% | -13.8% |
| 1992 | 51.0% | -16.3% |
| 1993 | 47.1% | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 57.9% | +23.1% |
| 1995 | 51.4% | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 43.3% | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 69.1% | +59.6% |
| 1998 | 53.5% | -22.6% |
| 1999 | 57.2% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 77.7% | +35.8% |
| 2001 | 76.4% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 76.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -87.2% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | +101.2% |
| 2005 | 75.8% | +282.3% |
| 2006 | 74.8% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 70.1% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 68.6% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 78.4% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 69.5% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 84.1% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | -2.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 82.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.1%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 82.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +282.3% | 19.8% | 75.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.6% | 19.4% | 35.9% | 8 |
| 1970s | 49.6% | 39.5% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.1% | 54.1% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 43.3% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 9.9% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 68.6% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 81.0% | 84.1% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Burkina Faso?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Burkina Faso was 82.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2003.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.