Transport services in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Transport services was 17.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Burkina Faso, 2005–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transport services in Burkina Faso is 17.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Burkina Faso peaked at 25.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2005.
Burkina Faso ranks 88th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Transport services in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.2% | — |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +71.9% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +63.7% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +194.2% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | +41.4% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -36.4% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | +11.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 17.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.8%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 17.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.1%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +194.2% | 6.2% | 18.3% |
| 2006 | +71.9% | 2.2% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 2.2% | 25.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 13.3% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 15.5% | 18.5% | 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)
- 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 transport services in Burkina Faso?
- Transport services in Burkina Faso was 17.3% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for transport services?
- Burkina Faso ranks 88th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.