Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products was 11.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products in Burkina Faso, 1993–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 11.6% for tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products in 2022.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products in Burkina Faso peaked at 16.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1993.
That places Burkina Faso 72nd out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +171.0% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -18.8% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +33.6% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.1% | 13.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.3% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.1% | 11.6% | 3 |
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 tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products in Burkina Faso?
- Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products in Burkina Faso was 11.6% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1993.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products?
- Burkina Faso ranks 72nd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean applied tariff is the unweighted average of effectively applied rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups. Effectively applied tariff rates at the six- and eight-digit product level are averaged for products in each commodity group. When the effectively applied rate is unavailable, the most favored nation rate is used instead. To the extent possible, specific rates have been converted to their ad valorem equivalent rates and have been included in the calculation of simple mean tariffs. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).