Transport services in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Transport services was 53.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 imports.
Analysis
In 2024, transport services in Burkina Faso stood at 53.3%.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Burkina Faso peaked at 64.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 2020.
Burkina Faso ranks 31st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Transport services in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 60.4% | — |
| 2006 | 64.2% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 59.2% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 55.6% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 43.9% | -21.0% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 46.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 51.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 53.3% | +4.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 53.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 56.3%, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 53.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.4%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.1% | 55.6% | 64.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 42.6% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 41.8% | 53.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 28 Cambodia 54.3% compare
- 29 Yemen 54.3% compare
- 30 Mauritania 54.2% compare
- 32 Bangladesh 53.2% compare
- 33 Tanzania, United Republic of 52.6% compare
- 34 Dominican Republic 52.5% 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 transport services in Burkina Faso?
- Transport services in Burkina Faso was 53.3% 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 64.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 2020.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for transport services?
- Burkina Faso ranks 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.