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2022
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Exports $81.8MRnk 7 / 131
2022
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Top Product $50.2MRaw Cotton
2022
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Exports $620MRnk 144 / 211
2022
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Top Product $55.2MBroadcasting Equipment
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.91Rnk 131 / 133
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.12Rnk 22 / 133
2022
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GDP$18.9BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH50.3%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$18TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH111%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $833CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH13.5%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$12,720CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH102%CURRENT US$
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Burkina Faso-China Trade: In 2022, Burkina Faso exported $81.8M to China. The main products that Burkina Faso exported to China were Raw Cotton ($50.2M), Zinc Ore ($15.4M), and Other Oily Seeds ($12.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Burkina Faso to China have increased at an annualized rate of 26.5%, from $25.2M in 2017 to $81.8M in 2022.

In 2022, Burkina Faso did not export any services to China.

China-Burkina Faso Trade: In 2022, China exported $620M to Burkina Faso. The main products that China exported to Burkina Faso were Broadcasting Equipment ($55.2M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($25M), and Semiconductor Devices ($23.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Burkina Faso have increased at an annualized rate of 12.4%,  from $345M in 2017 to $620M in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Burkina Faso.

Comparison: In 2022,  Burkina Faso ranked 131 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.91), and 110 in total exports ($8.2B). That same year, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Burkina Faso exported $81.8M to China. The main products exported from Burkina Faso to China were Raw Cotton ($50.2M), Zinc Ore ($15.4M), and Other Oily Seeds ($12.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Burkina Faso to China have increased at an annualized rate of 26.5%, from $25.2M in 2017 to $81.8M in 2022.

In 2017, China exported $620M to Burkina Faso. The main products exported from China to Burkina Faso were Broadcasting Equipment ($55.2M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($25M), and Semiconductor Devices ($23.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Burkina Faso have increased at an annualized rate of 12.4%, from $345M in 2022 to $620M in 2017.

Exports from Burkina Faso (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Exports from China (Flag) to Burkina Faso (Flag) (2022)

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Trade between Burkina Faso (Flag) and China (Flag)

Burkina Faso Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Burkina Faso
Top DestinationN/AN/A
China
Top DestinationN/AN/A

This map shows whether countries import more from Burkina Faso or China. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Burkina Faso and China or the difference in the growth in imports.

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Difference in imports from China (Flag) and Burkina Faso (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Burkina Faso - China

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Burkina Faso and China by product, considering products traded by both, Burkina Faso and China.

During 2022, Burkina Faso had a large net trade with China in the exports of Textiles ($50.2M), Mineral Products ($18.6M), and Vegetable Products ($12.8M).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with Burkina Faso in the exports of Machines ($240M), Metals ($76.9M), and Transportation ($75.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Burkina Faso China+$37.8MRaw Cotton
Top Product Potential China Burkina Faso+$33MTelephones

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Burkina Faso and China. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Burkina Faso indicates it has a comparative advantage over China. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Burkina Faso.

Product Space of Burkina Faso (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

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