Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 7.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel 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
Burkina Faso recorded 7.3% for travel services in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Burkina Faso peaked at 15.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2022.
That places Burkina Faso 173rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.2% | — |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +19.8% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | -15.7% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -28.2% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -24.9% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +55.8% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +62.9% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | -13.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 7.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.2%, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 7.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.4%, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.6% | 15.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.3% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.2% | 8.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 170 Barbados 7.6% compare
- 171 Grenada 7.4% compare
- 172 Japan 7.3% compare
- 174 Cote d'Ivoire 6.9% compare
- 175 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.4% compare
- 176 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.6% 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)
- Commercial service imports 1.41 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 7.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 532.84 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 460.07 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Burkina Faso?
- Travel services in Burkina Faso was 7.3% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for travel services?
- Burkina Faso ranks 173rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. 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 Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.