Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 13.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Burkina Faso, 1993–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Burkina Faso stood at 13.3%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Burkina Faso peaked at 13.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1993.
That places Burkina Faso 53rd out of 186 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, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +135.6% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +0.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 13.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.3%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 13.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.3%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +135.6% | 5.0% | 11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.8% | 12.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 12.0% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.4% compare
- 51 Madagascar 13.6% compare
- 51 Samoa 13.6% compare
- 53 Benin 13.3% compare
- 53 Gambia 13.3% compare
- 53 Ghana 13.3% compare
- 53 Guinea 13.3% compare
- 53 Guinea-Bissau 13.3% compare
- 53 Liberia 13.3% compare
- 53 Mali 13.3% compare
- 53 Niger 13.3% compare
- 53 Nigeria 13.3% compare
- 53 Senegal 13.3% compare
- 53 Sierra Leone 13.3% compare
- 53 Togo 13.3% 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 tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Burkina Faso?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Burkina Faso was 13.3% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, 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, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Burkina Faso ranks 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation 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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).